The story of the Thirty Eighth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers / by George W. Powers

ROBERT W WOODRUFF
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THE STORY

Thirty Eighth Regiment

MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS.

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Entered, according to Act of Con::re>':-. in the year 1S65, by

GEORGE AV. POWEKS.

In the Clerk"? Office of the District Court of the District of Mi.-'saclui.seri-:

PREFACE.

Ix the following pages, an attempt has been made to present
a connected and reliable account of the movements of the
Thirty Eighth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers during
its term of service in the army of the United States. It has
not been the purpose of the writer to describe the movements
of armies, or chronicle the results of campaigns, except
to illustrate more fully the doings of the regiment. Even
in the record of battles, he has rather endeavored to confine
himself to the particular part taken by the regiment, than
to any more extended view ; and has preferred to give more
prominence to those smaller matters peculiar to its experience.
Nothing has been drawn from imagination, and no attempt
made at word-painting. Neither has it been attempted to
describe the scenery of the country, or the manners of the
people, in the region where the regiment performed its service.
The scope of the work would not allow of this.

Where all, or nearly all, did their duty to the best of their
ability, it would be invidious to single out a few, and bring
them into prominent notice. Consequently, individual names
seldom occur in the text ; and where they do, it is only to

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illustrate some movement, or give a clearer idea of the occur-
rences alluded to. During thirty-two of the thirty-five months'
service here recorded, the writer was constantly with his regi-
ment, and noted down the daily events, for the benefit of
friends at home. For the remaining time, including a large
part of the campaign in the Shenandoah, when he was sick in
hospital, he is indebted to the letters, diaries, and conversa-
tions of his messmates, Messrs. Joseph G. Bartlett, Richard A.
Fitzgerald, and Nathaniel Monroe. He would also return»his
thanks to Adjutant Wellington, for valuable official papers, and
for assistance, and to Lieut.-Col. Richardson, and Captains
Rundlet, Bennett, Jewell, Howland, and Davis, for the muster-
out rolls of the regiment.

The writer is well aware that the same objects are seen
by different parties in a widely different light ; and he
has had a lively illustration of the fact while endeavor-
ing to learn the movements of the regiment during his ab-
sence ; for, while all agreed as to the main points, as soon as
details were entered upon there was a wide difference of opin-
ion, or of memory. However, he trusts that nothing essential
has been misstated.

The roll of the regiment was compiled from duplicate
copies of the muster-out rolls taken at Savannah, with the
exception of Companies B and H, which were copied from the
rolls in the office of the Adjutant General, whose assistants
courteously permitted them to be used. These rolls contain

PREFACE. A*

the particulars relating to each man as far as known at the
muster-out of the regiment. Additional items have been ob-
tained from the non-commissioned officers of the various
companies, and much care taken to have this portion of the
work correct. But owing to the frequent carelessness and
neglect of hospital officials in sending returns to the regiment,
and from other causes, errors may have crept in, which will
not be wondered at, considering the numerous dates and other
minutiae recorded. With all its faults, the author commends it
to his comrades and to the friends of the regiment, with the
hope that it may occasionally revive old associations, and keep
alive old memories.

G. W P.
Boston, December, 18(55.

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. PAGE

State of the country in the summer of 1862 — Call for six hundred thousand
volunteers — The Thirty Eighth rendezvous at Lynnfield and West Cam-
bridge— Visit of Cos. A, B, and F, to the City of Cambridge — Depart-
ure of the Regiment from the State — Passage through Philadelphia —
Arrival at Baltimore — Camp Belger, I

CHAPTER H.

Leave Belger — Visit of Baltimore Ladies — Camp Cram — Religious Services

— Drills — Band — Marching Orders — Camp Emory — Return of Co.
K to Regiment — Cold Weather — Departure from Emory — Take Trans-
ports — Fortress Monroe — Target-Shooting — Washing in Salt Creek, 15

CHAPTER HI.

Departure from Fortress Monroe — Sea- voyage — Arrival at Ship Island —
Christmas Day — Embark for New Orleans — Up the Mississippi — Land
at Carrollton — Camp Kearney — Col. Ingraham in command of Bri-
gade — Plaquemine Expedition — Unpleasant Duty — Break Camp pre-
paratory to taking the Field, 26

CHAPTER IV.

Baton Rouge — Review by General Banks — March on Port Hudson — Pas-
sage of the Batteries by Hartford and Albatross — Burning of the Mis-
sissippi — Return to Baton Rouge — Woodehopping — Embark for Algiers

— Easter Incident — Take Cars for Brashear — Berwick City, . . 49

CHAPTER V.

On the March again — Co. F Detached to guard Bridge — Centreville — Bat-
tle of Bisland — Pursuit of the Enemy — Franklin — District of the
Teche — Neutral Flags — A Day's Rest — Fording a Bayou — Opelousas, 63

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CHAPTER VI.

Camp at Opelousas — Cotton versus Potatoes — Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry

— Term '■ boys" not to be used in Third Brigade — Arrival of Grier-
son's Cavalry at Baton Rouge — The March resumed — Alexandria —
Red River — Start for the Mississippi — Morganza, . • • .80

CHAPTER VII.

Cross the Mississippi — Bayou Sara — Storm — St. Francisville — Approack
Port Hudson — Skirmish on the 25th of May — Negro Soldiers — Battle
of May 27 —Death of Lieut.-Col. Rodman — The Ravines, . . -88

CHAPTER VHI. '

Relieved — March to Clinton — Great Heat — Deserting a Plantation — Re-
turn to Port Hudson — Assault on the 14th of June — Heavy Loss in
the Thirty Eighth, 101

CHAPTER IX.

ifter the Battle — Great Mail — Burial of the Dead — Remove into the
Ravines — Deserters — Fall of Vicksburg — Surrender of Port Hudson

— A Disappointment — Stores Plains — Night March to Baton Rouge —
Embark for Donaldsville — Dress Parades — Six Months' Pay, . 112

CHAPTER X.

Back to Baton Rouge — The Highland Road — Camp Rodman — Bivouac on
the Boulevards — A and K detailed for Provost Duty — Co. I sent to Pla-
quemine — Camp Banks — Picket Duty — Cold Weather — New Year's
Ball — Visit of Mr. Wellington — Flag-Raising — Recruits, . . 119

CHAPTER XL

The Spring Campaign — Leave Baton Rouge — Port Hudson again — Fort de
Russy — Red River Country — Alexandria — Departure of the Army for
Shreveport — The Second Division left at Alexandria — Disaster — The
Thirty Eighth embark on the Mittie Stephens — Guerilla Attack —
Grand Ecore, 126

CHAPTER XII.

Grand Ecore — What caused the Repulse ? — Retreat through the Pine
Woods — Battle of Cane River — Rear Guard — The Retreat continued
— Arrival at Alexandria, . 13J;

CONTENTS. IX

CHAPTER Xm.

The Fleet in Danger — Red River Dammed — Foraging Expedition — Depart-
ure from Alexandria — Captured Mails — Battle of Mansura Plains —
Scarcity of Water — On the Old Road — Reach the Atchafalaya — En-
gagement in the Rear, 143

CHAPTER XIV.

Cross the Atchafalaya — The Fleet and Army part Company — Morganza —
Saw-mill Expedition — Up the River — Embark for Algiers — Serenade
the Lieutenant-colonel — Good-by to Louisiana, .... 150

CHAPTER XV.

Arrival at Fortress Monroe — Washington — Georgetown Heights — Mo-
nocacy Junction — Up and down the Valley of the Shenandoah — Battle
of Opequan Creek, 158

CHAPTER XVI.

The Pursuit — Congratulatory Order — Fisher's Hill — Gen. Emory — Mount
Jackson — Mount Crawford — Cedar Creek — Build Breastworks — Sur-
prise — Battle of Cedar Creek — Fall back to Kearnstown — Martinsburg

— Thanksgiving, .... 168

CHAPTER XVn.

Preparations for Winter — Log-huts — Break Camp — Winchester — Provost
Duty — Baltimore — The Stables — Visit of Rev. Dr. Ware — Extracts
from Letters, • . . . . 178

CHAPTER XVIII.

Departure from Baltimore — Arrival at Savannah — Desolation of the City

— Sherman begins his March through the Carolinas — Conflagration —
Gen. Grover in Command of the Post — Music in the Park — Marching
Orders, . . 190

CHAPTER XIX.

Hilton Head — Cape Fear River — Paroled Prisoners — Wilmington — More-
head City — Newbern — Back to Morehead — Fatigue Duty and Oysters

— An Alarm — Battle of Petersburg — All aboard for Goldsborough —
Sherman's Army — Surrender of Lee — Assassination of the President

— S urrender of Johnston — Morehead again — Transport — Rubber Cof-
fee— Savannah, 19*

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CHAPTER XX.

Change in Savannah — Southern Ladies and Clergy — Portion of the Brigade
go to Augusta — Habits of the Country People — Jeff. Davis — Cos. C
and G go to Darieu — Arrival of First Division — Scarcity of Muster
Rolls — Want of Transportation — Start for Home — Gallop's Island —

Reception in Cambridge, 209

IN MEMORIAM, 233

ROLL OF REGIMENT, ... 242

THE

Story of the Thirty Eighth.

CHAPTER I .

State of the country in the summer of 1S02— Call fur six hundred thousand vol-
unteers — The Thirty Eiu'hth rendezvous at I.ynnficld and West Cambridge
— YUit of Cos. A, B, and F. to the City of Cambridge — Departure of the
Regiment from the State — Passage through Philadelphia — Arrival at Bal-
timore — Camp Belger.

HE Thirty Eighth Regiment of Massachu-
setts Volunteers was organized in the sum-
mer of 1802, under the call, issued on the
1st of July, for three hundred thousand
men to serve for three years. For a bet-
ter understanding of the circumstances
under which it was raised, a brief glance will be
taken at the state of the country, and the feeling
of the great body of the people in regard to the
war. From the very beginning of the struggle, it
was felt that Virginia was to be the scene of the se-
verest conflicts ; and, consequently, the movements
of the Army of the Potomac had attracted a large

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share of public interest. That army, after a series
of desperate battles, and an almost incredible
amount of hardships, baffled in its attempts to
capture the rebel capital, was recruiting its
strength at Harrison's Landing. The Union
arms had been successful at various points in the
West ; but the batteries of Yicksburg and of Port
Hudson still kept the Mississippi sealed to the pas-
sage of national vessels. Charleston and Savannah
and Mobile boastingly bade defiance to the combined
efforts of army and navy ; and the blockade-runners
stole in and out between the ports of the Atlantic
seaboard and foreign parts, supplying the enemy
with the materials of war, — some of them per-
forming their voyages with almost the regularity
of packets. The Confederacy, notwithstanding its
severe losses, elated at having checked a movement
from which the North had anticipated so much, and
their whole available resources, both of wealth and
population, wielded by a few bold, determined lead-
ers, looked confidently forward to the final success
of their arms. Foreign powers talked of the Union
as a thing of the past ; and even in the North, there
were not wanting those, who, by word and deed,
gave countenance to the foes of the country, and
discouraged every loyal effort.

NEW CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. 6

But neither defeat, mismanagement, foreign jeal-
ousy, nor domestic treason, caused the President
to swerve from his determination to restore the
supremacy of the government over the whole coun-
try. Availing himself of the power granted him
by the Constitution and by Congress, he had called
three hundred thousand volunteers into the field
for three years ; and, while each State was using
all its energies in raising its quota, a new call was
issued on the 4th of August for three hundred
thousand volunteers for nine months. In Massa-
chusetts, it seemed at first impossible to raise this
additional force without resorting to a draft. But
the towns vied with each other in filling their
quotas. Public meetings were held ; processions,
with banners, and bands of music, paraded the
streets ; patriotic songs were sung in the churches,
and stirring appeals made from the pulpit ; and
liberal promises were made to care for friends left
behind.

The young men of Massachusetts responded
promptly to the calls upon their patriotism. Leav-
ing their counting-rooms, workshops, and studies,
— with professions and trades half -learned, and
business prospects broken up, — they went into the
ranks, to undergo the hardships of a soldier's life,

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and submit themselves to an unaccustomed and
often irksome discipline.

Before the end of the year, Massachusetts had
put twenty-one new regiments of infantry and sev-
eral batteries into the field, beside sending a large
number of recruits into all the old organizations.
Among these regiments was the Thirty Eighth.
Without claiming undue merit for the motives or
the deeds of the members of this regiment, or ex-
alting them at the expense of other troops, it may
be said that few of them enlisted without making
pecuniary sacrifices to a greater or less extent ;
and the local bounty of a hundred dollars did
little more than provide them a comfortable out-
fit, and purchase the numerous articles then con-
sidered necessary for a soldier's comfort.

The men composing the Thirty Eighth were
gathered from various towns and counties ; and
the majority of them were brought together for
the first time upon their arrival at camp. Seven
of the companies rendezvoused at Camp Stanton,
Lynnfield, and three (Cambridge companies) at
Camp Day, in North Cambridge. Owing to this
division of the regiment, a little confusion ex-
isted at first in regard to the letters by which
the several companies should be designated ; but

ORGANIZATION. 5

this matter was amicably settled upon the arrival
or the regiment at Baltimore ; and, in speaking of
the companies in this sketch, the letters by which
they were finally known will be used entirely.

Co. A was raised in Cambridgeport ; Co. B, prin-
cipally in East Cambridge ; Co. C, in Abington ; Co.
D, in various towns in Plymouth County ; Co. E, in
Lynn ; Co. P, in Cambridgeport ; Co. G, in various
parts of Plymouth County ; Co. H, in New Bed-
ford and Falmouth ; Co. I, in Milton, Dedham,
Medway, "Wrenthani, and other places ; and Co. K
represented as many as fifteen cities and towns.
In nearly all the companies there were men who
belonged in places not mentioned here, as will be
seen by the roster appended to this sketch. Al-
though the regiment was thus collected from va-
rious localities, harmony always prevailed. Com-
mon dangers, common sufferings, and common
triumphs, drew the members more closely to-
gether as the numbers decreased ; and, when the
final disbandment came, all separated with the
most friendly feelings.

As soon as the various town quotas were filled,
they were sent into camp, and organized into com-
panies and regiments.

The recruits for the Thirty Eighth were under
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the command of Major D. K. Ward-well, who was
commissioned lieutenant-colonel before leaving the
State, and -who enjoyed a high reputation for cour-
age and practical military knowledge. Col. Ingra-
ham, holding a commission at the time as lieuten-
ant-colonel of the Eighteenth Massachusetts, had
been commissioned for the Thirty Ninth ; but was
afterwards transferred to the Thirty Eighth. Upon
the promotion of Major Ward well, Capt. William
L. Rodman, of Co. H, was commissioned to fill the
vacancy. During the stay of the regiment at
Lynnfield, many of the men were absent on fur-
loughs, and new recruits were being constantly
added, so that little progress was made in drill.

While the seven companies were thus occupied
at Lynnfield, Cos. A, B, and F were being intro-
duced to military life at Camp Day, in North Cam-
bridge. The camp at that time was crowded with
recruits for the various regiments and batteries in
the field ; and as the accommodations were lim-
ited, the men of the Thirty Eighth were fur-
loughed nearly every night, reporting at sunrise
in the morning.

Monday, Aug. 18, by invitation of the citizens of
Cambridge, the volunteers visited that city. Dur-
ing the afternoon, many of the places of business

UNIFORMS ISSUED. 7

were closed, flags were hoisted, and a procession,
composed of delegates from the military and fire
departments, the Cambridge and Irving Literary
Associations, the printing-offices, and police, ac-
companied by the city government and a numer-
ous concourse of citizens, escorted the volunteers
through the principal streets of East Cambridge
and Cambridgeport to the City Hall, where an ad-
dress was delivered by the mayor ; and from thence
to Williams Hall, where a fine collation was served.

It had been expected that Cos. A, B, and F
would join the regiment at Lynnfield, before leav-
ing the State, and orders were daily looked for to
that effect. But another course was pursued by
the military authorities. The companies at Lynn-
field were mustered into the United States service
on the 21st, at that place. On the 22d, Capt.
McLaughlin mustered in the Cambridge companies
at Camp Day.

When the army clothing was drawn, many
amusing scenes took place. Xo. 1 men drew No.
4 clothing, and vice versa. If a small man com-
plained of an undue proportion of cloth in his
coat, he was pleasantly assured by the issuing
officer that it would shrink. Did a stout boy feel
a pinching in the arms, — it would soon stretch

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According to the style then prevalent, the new
volunteers had cut their hair very short, showing
the phrenological developments distinctly ; and
when encased in army blue, their own mothers
barely recognized them. Previously to their de-
parture from Camp Day, the mothers, sisters, and
friends of the volunteers visited the camp, armed
with needles, thread, and scissors ; and the dropped
stitches were taken up, shaky buttons made firm,
pockets inserted, and blankets bound. Each man
was then furnished with a housewife, and all future
repairing turned over to his clumsy fingers, proba-
bly with many misgivings.

The seven companies were furnished with arms
and equipments at Lynnfield ; and, during the fore-
noon of the 26th of August, the regimental line
was formed,- Lieut.-Col. Wardwell in command.
The day was a hot one ; and, as the men had not
yet acquired the art of packing knapsacks and
wearing equipments to the best advantage, many
of them were prostrated by the heat. They were
transported in the cars to Boston, and marched
across tbe city to the Worcester depot, where a
special train was in readiness to take them.
Cos. A, B, and P, not making their appearance
at the appointed time, this portion of the regi-

DEFARTURE FROM THE STATE. 9

ment embarked at once, and proceeded on their
way.

In the meantime, Camp Day was all alive.
The dinner was on the fire, when the orders to
march were received. Hastily packing knapsacks,
the three companies were soon in line. The citi-
zens of Cambridge had provided horse-cars to con-
vey them to Boston ; but, in the first flush of
military spirit, they voted to march. The knap-
sacks, filled to overflowing with innumerable ar-
ticles then considered essential to a soldier's well-
being, bore heavily on the backs of the new
recruits ; and without arms and equipments, and
not fully uniformed, the column had not a very
military aspect as it marched down Main Street.
Dusty and tired, "the halt in Cambridgeport was
a welcome one ; and justice was done to the col-
lation provided by the city.

Bidding the last good-bys, and followed by the
good wishes of relatives and friends, the three
companies continued their march. Upon arriving
in Boston, it was found that Lieut.-Col. Wardwell
had already started ; but, after a short delay, an-
other train was made up, and the regiment over-
taken at New London. Quarters were provided
on the cabin floors of the steamer, and the blank-

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ets spread for the first time. The fatigue and
excitement of the day brought a good night's
rest, and every one awoke in the morning re-
freshed ; the decks being soon covered with
men, enjoying the scenery of the river, as the
steamer approached New York ; while, from the
cottages along the banks, loyal women waved a
patriotic God-speed to the volunteers.

Passing by New York, the regiment landed at
Jersey City ; and there being a scarcity of trans-
portation, a portion of the regiment did not get
away until afternoon. The companies from Camp
Day had received no rations before leaving; and
the crowd of hucksters, with which the place
swarmed, reaped a rich harvest. Mr. J. C. Well-
ington, of Cambridge, came on with the regiment,
and one company was indebted to him for a boun-
tiful supply of hot coffee, — the first of a series of
kindnesses conferred upon that company and the
regiment, when in garrison and field, which made
his presence always a welcome one.

While waiting at Jersey City, the famous Sixty
Ninth New York arrived at the depot, on their
return from their second term of service. These
real soldiers, who had actually been in battle, were
looked upon with much interest by the untried

RIDE THROUGH NEW JERSEY. 11

volunteers who were on their way to the scene of
action, and the contrast between the appearance
of the two sets of knapsacks was a suggestive one.
Taking the train vacated by the Sixty Ninth, the
rear of the regiment was soon riding on after the
advance. All through New Jersey, people on the
roadside and in the fields cheered, while flags and
handkerchiefs were waved from the houses. The
men were in excellent spirits, and enlivened the
journey with songs and mirth. Getting passing
glimpses of Newark, Burlington, Princeton, Tren-
ton, and other historic cities, now invested with
renewed interest, and being liberally supplied with
water whenever the train stopped long enough, the
regiment rode through New Jersey, arriving at
Camden about eight in the evening. Crossing
the ferry, they were taken to the Cooper Shop
Refreshment Saloon, where they partook of a
bountiful collation, and were then conducted to a
long row of wash-basins provided for the purpose.
After the hot and dusty ride, the ablution was
peculiarly refreshing, and was greatly enjoyed.
Again forming in line, the regiment marched
across the city to the Baltimore depot.

Although the passing of troops was now a daily
occurrence, the enthusiasm of the people did not

12 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

abate. Ladies waved their handkerchiefs from the
windows, and even grasped the hands of the pass-
ing soldiers from the doorsteps, while men crowded
the sidewalks, and heartily cheered. This enthusi-
astic greeting will long be remembered by the sur-
vivors of that column ; for it was far more cordial
and earnest than the welcome given them in the
capital of their own State, when after three years'
toil and battle, with thinned ranks, but with an
unstained record, they again marched through the
streets of Boston. Notwithstanding the great num-
ber of troops that had passed through Philadelphia
that summer, the hospitality of the city never
wearied. No regiment was allowed to pass 1111-
cared for ; and when returning wounded and sick
from the front, singly or in groups, the same kind
feelings were manifested, and the warm-hearted
ladies with their own hands administered the deli-
cacies their generosity had provided. Other North-
ern cities cared well for the passing volunteers ;
but none equalled Philadelphia, whose efforts
were continued as well in seasons of defeat and
gloom as in those of victory and triumph.

Taking the cars after midnight, the regiment ar-
rived at Baltimore about ten o'clock, the next day,
and marched over nearly the same route taken by

CAMP BELGEE. 13

the Massachusetts Sixth, on the 19th of April, 1861.
No noisy mob appeared to dispute the passage up
Pratt Street ; but the sullen, averted looks of the
majority of the people on the sidewalks betokened
no love for the Union. A substantial dinner was
furnished the regiment at the Union Relief Rooms
(for Baltimore had Unionists, whose devotion to
the country was as intense as was their hatred to
Secession) ; and it was then learned, that, instead
of going to Washington, and thence on to Virginia,
the regiment was to occupy a camp in the vicinity
of Baltimore, about to be vacated by the Thirty
Seventh Xew York, whose term of service had ex-
pired. A march of a few miles led to the camp-
ing-ground,— a pretty place, in a grove of trees,
formerly known as Druid Hill Park, then called
Camp Belger. There were good facilities for
bathing near the camp ; while the shade -trees
furnished cool retreats when off drill. On the
30th, the guns and equipments for Cos. A, B, and
F were received and distributed ; and the day was
spent in fitting them.

On the 3d of September, Col. Ingraham arrived
to take command of the regiment. The greater
portion of the time was now occupied in drilling.
Col. Ingraham and Lieut.-Col. Wardwell were both

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thoroughly versed in military tactics ; and the com-
pany-officers seconded their efforts in endeavoring
to bring the regiment up to a high standard, in
the manual of arms and in marching. Adjutant
Loring kept a sharp look-out for the -whereabouts
of every button, and the polish of every shoe, on
parade ; and the surgeons enforced a strict atten-
tion to the rules of health and cleanliness in the
quarters, and about the camp-ground. Thus the
regiment was fairly started on its military career.
What this training resulted in may perhaps be
gathered from the following pages.

On the 5th of September, Co. K was detailed to
guard Stuart's hospital ; and, as it marched out
of the camp, its appearance showed the improve-
ment that had already taken place in military
bearing. Sept. 7, Mr. Stacy Read, arrived in the
camp with parcels for the Cambridge companies,
showing that the folks at home had not yet forgot-
ten the absent ones ; and as Mr. Read had mani-
fested great interest in Co. P, that company, by
unanimous vote, adopted the name of " Read
Guard."

CHAPTER II.

Leave Belger — Visit of Baltimore Ladies — Camp Cram — Religious Services —
Drills — Baud — Marching Orders — Camp Emory — Return of Co. K to
Regiment — Cold Weather — Departure from Emory — Take Transports —
Fortress Monroe — Target Shooting — Washing in Salt Creek.

,f

,^^^|X the 8tli of September, orders came for
the regiment to pack up, and be ready to
march on the following morning. Rations
were cooked, ammunition dealt out, and
the tents struck and packed, Co. P remain-
ing behind to guard the camp. Owing to
a mistake of the guide, the regiment marched a
number of miles out of its way, causing unneces-
sary fatigue.

Co. F marched up the next day. Before leaving
Camp Belger, this company was visited by some
Union ladies from Baltimore, who regaled them
with roast meat, peaches, tomatoes, and biscuits.

The new camp, called Camp Cram, was about
seven miles from Baltimore, near the village of
Powhattan, and in a position to guard the Liberty
turnpike. The rebels were then threatening Mary-
land with a large force ; and strict orders were is-

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sued regarding vigilance on guard and picket, and
the importance of keeping a sharp look-out for
spies. One day, a vigilant sentinel seized a sus-
picious-looking personage, and brought him to the
officer of the guard. He proved to he a Baltimore
clergyman, and preached to the regiment the fol-
lowing Sunday.

The tents were pitched on a rising ground,
shaded by large trees. In front of the camp, the
ground sloped down to the Powhattan Creek ; and
the battalion drills up and down this declivity
developed the muscles of the men, who were then
little aware of the need they should have of good,
stout limbs to carry them through the pine woods
of Louisiana.

The regiment having no chaplain, religious ser-
vices were performed on the Sabbath by Col.
Ingraham, according to the Episcopal usage ; and
social religious meetings were conducted by Private
Mudge, of Co. B. The Sabbath services were at-
tended by citizens from the surrounding country,
and they usually stopped to see the parade. Some
of the companies had not been furnished with uni-
form pants in Massachusetts, and as it was a good
while before any could be procured, it may be
imagined that these necessary articles of apparel

FORMATION OF A BAND. 17

began to show signs of wear, and it required some
manoeuvring on the part of line officers to get pre-
sentable men in the front rank. Any other view
of the regiment on one of these parades might
not have added to its reputation. When the new
pants arrived, they were received with a round of
cheers.

A thorough system of drills began at Camp
Cram, — squad, company, battalion, and skirmish ;
and, at the close of those warm October days, the
arbitrary " taps " fell on willing ears. The skir-
mish drills were conducted by Lieut.-Col. "Ward-
well, and were a relief to the monotony of the
battalion and company drill.

The subject of a band had been agitated in the
regiment from the time of their first going into
camp ; and measures had been taken to procure
instruments. They were received during the last
week in September, and the band made their first
appearance on parade, Saturday, Sept. 27 This
attraction drew an increased number of visitors
from the surrounding country, especially on the
Sabbath ; and the camp was enlivened by the pres-
ence of country dames, in their holiday attire, who,
during the week, had done a thriving business in
selling pies and apple-butter to the soldiers. Co

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18 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

K, in the meantime, having performed the duty
required of them very acceptably, had returned to
the regiment, with an improvement in drill which
caused increased emulation among the other com-
panies, and raised the standard of military acquire-
ments still higher in the command.

While the Thirty Eighth were thus acquiring
proficiency in drill, and inuring themselves to life
in the open air, stirring scenes were being enacted
within cannon sound. The distant boom of the
guns at Antietam were heard in camp ; and orders
were looked for every day, which would send the
regiment to the front. One gallant Massachusetts
regiment (the Thirty Fifth), that had left the State
but a few days previous to the Thirty Eighth, had
already been in the thick of the fight, and had lost
heavily.

In a few weeks, the tide of war again rolled
northwards, and the troops of Stonewall threatened
Pennsylvania. On the 11th of October, the Thirty
Eighth received orders to be ready to move the
next day. Tired of the monotony of camp-life,
the news was received joyously ; and the camp
rang with the shouts of those to whom the un-
known perils of the battle-field had a. strange fas-
cination. Far into the night, busy hands were

MARCH TO BALTIMORE. 19

at work packing knapsacks ; and many an article
which kind but inexperienced friends at home had
considered indispensable to their soldier-boy's com-
fort was left behind.

Early Sunday morning, Oct. 12, the regiment
broke camp, and began the march toward Balti-
more. Xo one would have recognized this body
of drilled soldiers, with neatly packed knapsacks,
marching with steady step and closed ranks, as
the procession of awkward recruits who passed
through the same streets less than six weeks pre-
viously ; and in after times, when disease and bat-
tle had reduced them to a remnant, the survivors
of the column looked sadly back in memory upon
that October morning, when the long line followed
its commander over the Maryland hills.

Marching through the city of Baltimore, the
regiment took the cars for Chambersburg, but had
not proceeded a mile, when the orders were coun-
termanded, the train called back, and the troops
disembarked. Quarters were procured in the ma-
chine-shops for the night ; and the next morning,
after breakfasting at the Union Relief Rooms, the
regiment marched to Camp Emory, on the out-
skirts of the city, on property owned by the rela-
tives of Charles Carroll, of Revolutionary fame.

20 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

The One Hundred and Twenty Eighth New York
had been encamped on a part of the ground, but
had gone to Chambersburg, leaving a lofty flag-
staff and a pile of boards for tent-floors, both of
which were appropriated at once by the Thirty
Eighth ; but upon the return of the former regi-
ment, the flagstaff was returned, and a loftier one
procured, which was afterwards transferred to the
One Hundred and Fiftieth New York.

The old routine of drill was now resumed. Col.
Emory commanded the division to which the Thirty
Eighth was assigned; and the men here first saw
the stout old soldier who afterwards became such a
favorite leader.

On the 28th of October, an order came from
Gen. "Wool for one company to go to Baltimore
on special service. Co. P went through the city
on the double - quick, with loaded muskets and
fixed bayonets ; but their services were not re-
quired, and they came back to camp rather dis-
gusted at having added nothing new to the fame
of the regiment. It was rumored in the camp,
that some one had insulted the hostler of a gen-
eral, and a squadron of cavalry and a body of in-
fantry were ordered out to avenge it.

While at Camp Emory, the regiment received a

MARCHING ORDERS. 21

visit from the Rev. Mr. Ware, of Cambridge, a
gentleman who always manifested great interest
in its welfare, and whose kindness will long be re-
membered by its members.

In this camp, the companies drilled daily in
" reversed arms," for the purpose of attending the
funeral of some officer who had died, or was ex-
pected to die. But their services were never called
for ; and it became one of the regimental legends
that the officer had refused to die iipon hearing
that the Thirty Eighth were drilling for the pur-
pose of burying him.

Toward the end of October, the weather began
to get cool, and every one looked uneasily forward
to a winter in tents in Maryland ; but as a new well
was almost completed, and a new guard-house be-
gun, the men still had hopes of getting away.
Col. Ingraham was now acting brigade-command-
er, and Lieut.-Col. "Wardwell in command of the
regiment ; and brigade and division drills took
place several times a week.

During the first week in November, marching
orders were received, and preparations were made
to embark on ocean transports ; but the regiment
did not break camp until Sunday, the 9th. A few
days previous, there had been a severe snow-storm,

22 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY l.IGHTH.

which would have done honor to Massachusetts ;
and every one was eager to get into a warmer
climate. Just before the cold weather, Mr. Well-
ington, of Cambridge, had visited the camp, and
furnished each of the members of Co. F with a
pair of gloves, a present from Mr. Stacy Read.
The band of the One Hundred and Fiftieth New
York escorted the regiment through the streets of
Baltimore to the Union Relief Rooms, where a good
meal was furnished them. Quarters for the night
were found in unoccupied houses; and the next
day the regiment was taken down Chesapeake Bay
in small steamers, and transferred to the steamship
Baltic, which had been selected by Gen. Emory as
his flag-ship. The ship stopped a short time off
Annapolis to take on board two companies of the
One Hundred and Thirty First New York, and
then proceeded to Fortress Monroe, arriving at
Hampton Roads on the morning of the 8th.

The victories of Farragut had not yet added
their brilliant record to the achievements of our
navy ; and the scene of the little "■ Monitor's " vic-
tory, and of the " Cumberland's " glorious death,
was eagerly studied, while one of the officers, who
had been an eye-witness to the engagement, re-
lated the story to a group of interested listeners.

"WASHING IN SALT WATER. 23

For nearly a month, the regiment remained on
shipboard at Hampton Roads, occasionally going
on shore to practice target- shooting and to drill.
An amusing incident occurred at this time, the
memory of which will bring a smile to many a
face. There had been no facilities for washing
clothes since leaving Camp Emory, and the regi-
ment had not yet roughed it long enough to be-
come accustomed to dirt ; so one day, when it
was announced that the knapsacks were to be
taken on shore, and an opportunity given to wash
clothes in fresh water, soap became in demand,
and all anticipated one more cleaning up before
going into the field. A tiresome march through
the streets of Old Point Comfort, by the " contra-
band " village rising around the chimneys of
ruined Hampton, brought the regiment to the
vicinity of a creek ; and soon the bank was lined
with busy washers. But the soap furnished by
Uncle Samuel had no effect upon the dirt con-
tracted on his transports. Suddenly some one
discovered that the creek was a salt-water one.
The washing fever subsided, and the regiment
went back wiser, but very little cleaner.

Day after day slipped by, and still there was no
movement. On the 18th of the month, the regi-

24 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

ment received their first visit from the paymaster,
being paid off on the deck of the ship. The com-
panies changed quarters more than once on board
the " Baltic," and had the opportunity to test the
comparative hardness of nearly all the beams in
the ship. It required skill in gymnastics to go
from the bunks to the deck without coming in
contact with some animate or inanimate body.

Thanksgiving Day found the regiment still at
anchor, ivaiting. The men went on shore in the
morning, and had the liberty of the beach and of
the sutlers' stores until afternoon. Many had
received " boxes " from home ; and turkeys and
puddings graced impromptu tables, spread on the
beach, the fresh sea-breeze giving a flavor supe-
rior to any gravy. Those whose boxes did not ar-
rive in time picked up a dinner in private houses,
saloons, and at the counters of the sutlers, who
were liberally patronized, and who long remem-
bered the Thirty Eighth.

At length, the " horses came on board," and the
signs of departure seemed to multiply. Lieut.-
Col. Wardwell resigned before the regiment left
Fortress Monroe ; and his resignation was accepted,
to take effect from Dec. 3. Major Rodman suc-
ceeded to the vacant lieutenant-colonelcy, to date

PROMOTIONS. 25

from Dec. 4; and Ca.pt. Richardson, of .Co. A, was
promoted major. The two companies of the One
Hundred and Thirty First had been transferred to
another ship, and the Thirty Eighth had the Baltic
to themselves.

CHAPTER III.

A. M.

Departure from Fortress Monroe — Sea- voyage — Arrival at Ship Island — Christ-
mas Day — Embark for New Orleans — Up the Mississippi — Land at Car-
rollton — Camp Kearney — Col. Ingraham in command of Brigade — Pla-
quemine Expedition — Unpleasant Duty • — Break Camp, preparatory to
taking the Field.

j HURSDAY morning, Dec. 8, everything was
astir in Hampton Roads. Important little
tug-boats sputtered and whistled ; quarter-
masters' boats brought off their last supplies
of fresh bread and meat ; and tardy officers
joined their regiments. About nine o'clock,
the Atlantic weighed anchor, and led the
way to sea, followed, at intervals, by the Ericcs-
son, the Spaulding, the Arago, the Pocahontas,
and others of the fleet. Slowly steaming between
Fortress Monroe and the Rips Raps, their decks
covered with troops, and their flags blowing out
clear in the fresh breeze, the ships presented a
fine sight. About four o'clock, the Baltic weighed
anchor, and followed the fleet, the gunboat Au-
gusta bringing up the rear, as convoy. Of course,
the destination was the great theme, and rumors

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ARRIVAL AT SHIP ISLAND. 27

flew thick and fast, but nothing definite was
learned.

The weather was very beautiful ; and the men
thronged the deck, reading, writing, and watch-
ing the movements of the strange fishes and birds
which occasionally made their appearance. There
was comparatively little sea-sickness, and the gen-
eral health of the regiment was good. The cook-
ing facilities were pour. The galley, in which coffee
was boiled, and salt-beef cooked for a thousand
men, was of the smallest proportions ; and those
who went through that voyage have a vivid re-
membrance of '• big Charlie " bending over the
meat-boiler. Notwithstanding the inconveniences,
there was little grumbling ; and the division com-
mander expressed himself well pleased at the or-
derly conduct of the men. Charleston, Pensacola,
and Mobile were passed, and still the ship kept on
her course. At length, the appearance of a large
fleet, hovering around a low island, told that the
destination was reached. The place of rendezvous
proved to be Ship Island, much to the disgust of
the regiment, who had conceived a strong dislike
against this place. In truth, it looked as if a large
wave might wash the whole concern, with its mili-
tary storehouses and fort, into the Gulf of Mexico.

28 THE STORY OF THE THIKTY KlCiHTH.

Ilere it was learned that New Orleans was the
destination; and, as the Baltic drew too much
water to cross the bar off the mouth of the Missis-
sippi, the Thirty Eighth had to land on the island,
and await the return of some of the lighter draft
transports. Part of the regiment disembarked on
the evening of the 13th, and the remainder fol-
lowed the next day ; glad enough to be once more
on terra firma, if this sand-bank could be so de-
nominated. Although near midwinter, the temper-
ature was mild ; and the beach was soon covered
with bathers, enjoying the luxury of a good plunge
in the water after such a long sea-service. There
was no chance to be dirty while here. Tin dippers
and plates shone with a lustre that would have ex-
cited the admiration of a Knickerbocker housewife ;
and the muskets were bright and polished. The
sand was everywhere, and must have assisted the
stomach wonderfully in digesting the antediluvian
hard-tack occasionally issued.

There was a good deal of fatigue work to do
here, unloading stores, and transporting ammuni-
tion ; and even the drilling through the sand was
unusually fatiguing. At this time, there was a
number of political prisoners on the island, render-
ing service to the government, and strengthening

CHRISTMAS. 29

their own muscles, by pounding stones. Some of
them had been prominent citizens in New Orleans,
and had been banished to this place, by order of
Gen. Butler, for acts of disloyalty to the Union.
The soldiers of the Thirty Eighth looked upon
these persons as " the right men in the right
place," and cordially endorsed the policy of " Old
Ben."

A number of the larger transports had been un-
able to cross the bar ; and the island was dotted
with canvas villages. Drilling was resumed by
the various regiments, and prosecuted vigorously,
although the marching in the sand was fatiguing.
Christmas was now near at hand. On the even-
ing of the 23d, after brigade drill, the colonel ad-
dressed the regiment briefly, stating that they
would probably spend Christmas there, and that
he wished them to enjoy the day as well as they
could under the circumstances. The camp was
to be given up to the regiment from ten o'clock,
a. M., till "tattoo;" they were to elect their own
field, staff, and line officers ; make their own camp-
regulations, and hold the regimental officers to a
strict observance of them, punishing any violation
of them with confinement in the guard -house.
The men entered into the proposal with spirit.
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30 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTIT.

Committees were appointed from the different
companies, line officers elected ; and the camp
scoured for materials with which to get up a
mock parade. Santa Claus did not make his ap-
pearance. The jolly old saint, in his fur cap,
would have been sadly out of place in that sunny
clime. One poor fellow, in a fit of absent-mind-
edness, hung up his stocking in his tent, but in-
dignantly rejected the idea that the army pastry
found therein was from the old friend of his boy-
hood. He thought the other " Nick " had more
dealings with the commissary department. The
day opened with a good breakfast of baked beans.
After breakfast, the regiment was drawn up around
the colonel's tent, when the Christmas service of
the Episcopal Church was read by Col. Ingraham,
the band and a volunteer choir assisting in mak-
ing the service interesting. The camp was then
" turned over " to the regiment, the colonel hold-
ing the power in reserve to check the proceedings
if they became disorderly. The regular guard be-
ing relieved, a new guard and police detail was at
once made out, selected from the ranks of the
commissioned and non-commissioned officers. In
the forenoon, a burlesque dress-parade took place,
which furnished much amusement to all con-

CHRISTMAS. 31

cerned; and, considering the limited materials on
the island, was quite successful. The series of
orders read by the adjutant's clerk were slightly
personal, and good-liumoreclly embodied the com-
plaints of the men against certain obnoxious
changes in the drill, and regarding other regi-
mental matters. During the day, the officers
were nearly all under arrest for some violation of
the " orders of the day." One Timothy Ingraham
was taken to the guard -house for attempting to
leave camp without a pass. Giving a satisfactory
excuse, he was released. Other officers were not
as fortunate ; and some of them worked out the
penalty of their offences with the shovel. The
Christmas dinner consisted of a bountiful supply
of salt-beef and hard-tack, washed down with cold
water. The afternoon was spent in rambling over
the island, each one enjoying himself in his own
way. About five o'clock, a dress-parade took
place, conducted exclusively by enlisted men,
each company doing its best to make the parade
creditable. The officers loaned their uniforms for
the occasion to those selected to command the regi-
ment and companies ; and they acknowledged that
the reputation for drill which the regiment enjoyed
at this time did not suffer during the temporary

32 TIIE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

transfer of authority. During the evening, some
amusing court-martials took place ; but, as it is not
the purpose of the writer of this sketch to " tell
tales out of school," the mere mention of it will be
sufficient to bring the scene before the minds of
those who participated in the events of the day.
" Tattoo " dissolved the spell. The companies fell
in for roll-call, the guard went on again, and short-
ly after nine o'clock, the lights were all out, and
perfect quiet reigned in the camp. Nothing oc-
curred during the entire day to mar the peaceful-
ness of the festival. There had been no quarrel-
ling, no drunkenness, and no infraction of military
rule.

On the evening of the 28th, the long-looked for
transports made their appearance. There was an
immediate inspection of knapsacks ; but personal
property had dwindled down to a small compass,
and there were few articles to be left behind. The
cooks were busy all night preparing rations ; and
orders were given to be ready to start at ten in the
morning. At noon, the tents were struck; but
there being a large amount of commissary stores
to put on board, the regiment did not embark till
midnight ; those not on duty grouped around
the camp-fires, " laying up sleep " for the future.

UP THE MISSISSIPPI. 33

As the regiment marched to the wharf, the band
played " Yankee Doodle," bringing many of Gen.
Butler's proteges to the doors and windows of their
quarters. Embarking on the transport Northern
Light, — a large California packet-steamer, much
better adapted to convey troops comfortably than
the majority of government vessels, — the men
gladly sought their canvas -bottom bunks; and
about sunrise, on the morning of the 30th, the
steamship weighed anchor, and steered for New
Orleans. Although the residence on the island
had not been an unpleasant one, none were sorry
to see its outlines fade in the distance, or wished
to revisit it. On the morning of the 31st, the ship
crossed the* bar, and entered the Mississippi ; few
on board then anticipating the long months that
were to pass before their eyes would be gladdened
by the sight of the blue water again. The sail up
the Mississippi on this last day of the year was an
interesting one to Northern eyes. The large plan-
tations of corn and cane, dotted over with negroes,
looking like so many charred stumps on a partially
cleared field; the orange -trees laden with fruit;
the mansions of the wealthy planters, half hidden
by fresh -looking shrubbery; the rows of neat,
white-washed negro cabins ; the tall chimneys of

34 TIIE STORY OF THE THIRTY ElfiHTH.

the sugar-mills in the rear ; with the back-ground
of forest -trees, gray with the Spanish moss, —
formed a picture in striking contrast to the win-
ter-scenery the northern-bred volunteers had been
accustomed to.

Two sunken gun-boats near Forts Philip and
Jackson reminded the Thirty Eighth that they
were in the same department with " old Farra-
gut," and that, in any co-operation between the
land and sea forces, the army would have to look
to its laurels. On the way up the river, another
transport was passed, containing the Forty Seventh
Massachusetts ; and the two regiments exchanged
friendly greetings. Being the last day of the
month, the regular inspection and muster took
place on the deck of the steamer ; and, to show
the good health of the regiment on entering the
Department of the Gulf, it may be stated that one
company, which left Boston over four months pre-
viously with ninety -five enlisted men, mustered
ninety-one for inspection, — four having been left
behind, sick, at Fortress Monroe.

A little after dark, the long line of lights
was seen glimmering on the river-edge, marking
the outlines of New Orleans. The steamer cast
anchor in the stream near the upper part of the

CAMP AT CARROLLTON. 35

city ; and the deck was soon deserted by all except
the guard, who paced their beats, " watching " the
old year out, and the new year in.

At noon, the ship steamed up the river to Car-
rollton, one of the suburban towns of New Orleans,
where the regiment landed. It was the first day
of January ; but the orange-trees were in bloom,
the roses perfumed the air, and the vegetables
were growing vigorously. This was the " Sunny
South" indeed. The new camp had at one
time been occupied by rebel troops, and was well
adapted fur drilling. On one side of the Thirty
Eighth, the One Hundred and Sixteenth New
York were encamped, and, on the other side, the
One Hundred and Seventy Fifth ; beyond which,
were the Forty Seventh Massachusetts. Between
the Thirty Eighth and the One Hundred and Six-
teenth, a friendship sprung up, which lasted dur-
ing the entire term of service ; and although the
One Hundred and Sixteenth were soon transferred
to another brigade, and afterward to another di-
vision, whenever the two regiments met on a cam-
paign, friendly greetings were exchanged ; and
this, notwithstanding the fact that they were
rivals, each aspiring to take the lead in drill and
efficiency.

36 THE STOKY OF THE THIRTY I.KillTH.

While at Carrollton, Col. In grab am took com-
mand of a brigade, and never rejoined tbe regi-
ment. He participated in the first part of tbe
Teche campaign ; but, being unable to endure field
service in tbe climate of Louisiana, was appointed
Provost Marshal at Washington, in which position
he gave such satisfaction that he was retained in
service by special order after the regiment was
mustered out, and brevetted as brigadier-general.
A few days after arriving at Carrollton, the regi-
ment experienced its first Louisiana rain-storm.
The camp-ground was soon intersected by minia-
ture bayous ; and, as the drains were not in good
order, some of the streets were completely flooded ;
while the tents, being old, afforded but little shelter
from the storm. The company streets, after one
of these winter-rains, were like so many mortar-
beds. Much has been written about the Virginia
mud, in connection with the Army of the Potomac ;
but, if it equalled that of Louisiana, the face of the
country in that part of Virginia must have been
greatly changed by the movements of the armies ;
and the mixing of soil will afford matter for study
for future agriculturists. As soon as the regiment
was fairly settled in camp, drills were resumed
with vigor. During the stay on Ship Island, the

VISIT OF GEN. BANKS. 37

manual of arms had been changed : the old system
was now restored, much to the satisfaction of the
men. On the 6th of the month, Gen. Banks, ac-
companied by Gens. T. W Sherman and Emory,
visited the camp. The regiment was engaged in
battalion drill, at the time ; and, as the visitors
approached, were drawn up into line to receive
them. Then, the Thirty Eighth, as far as re-
garded appearance, were in their prime. Disease
had not yet thinned the ranks ; four months'
drill, under competent field and line officers, had
brought them to a high standard in the manual
of arms and in battalion movements ; Adjutant
Loring had paid particular attention to the per-
sonal neatness of the men ; and the men were not
yet discouraged by those gloomy accounts which
afterward came from the North, showing a want
of faith in the ability of the army to put down
the rebellion, and an unwillingness to strengthen
it by reinforcements of good men. As spring
drew near, the camp was full of rumors in re-
gard to the coming campaign ; and three days'
rations were kept cooked most of the time.

At midnight, on the 11th, sudden orders came
to " fall in " for sixty rounds of cartridges each ;

to pack knapsacks, and put two days' rations in the
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38 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

haversacks. It was rumored that the rchels operat-
ing up the river had heen largely reinforced by
troops from Richmond, nnder Longstreet, and
that the Thirth Eighth were to join the main
body of the Army of the Gulf. The knapsacks
were to be packed, and left behind, and the camp
left standing, the troops going into the field in
light marching order. After waiting until the
middle of the forenoon, the orders were counter-
manded, the extra cartridges returned, and drill
resumed.

On the 24th of January, the Thirty First Massa-
chusetts, Col. Gooding, who had been doing duty
at the forts, arrived, and went into camp near the
Thirty Eighth, Col. Gooding taking command of
the brigade. At this time, brick ovens were built
in the camp, and the regiment had their baked
beans regularly Sunday mornings.

During the first week in February, the division
drilled together at Camp Parapet, near Carrollton.
On the 3d, the One Hundred and Sixteenth struck
tents, and marched off in the direction of Baton
Rouge ; and, in a few days, their camp was occu-
pied by the Fifty Third Massachusetts, — a nine-
months' regiment, who were in the third brigade
until their term of service expired.

EXPEDITION TO PLAQUEMINE. 39

On the morning of the 10th of February, the
knapsacks were again packed preparatory to a
move ; but the tents were left standing, and the
camp put in charge of the light-duty men, of
which there were then a large number.

When the regiment first arrived at Carrollton,
the general health was unusually good ; but the
change in the water, the dampness of the low land,
and the frequent guard-duty had made their mark,
and thinned the ranks.

It was nearly dark before the regiment embarked
on the first of the numerous river-boats with which
they afterward became so familiar. A thick fog
came up during the night ; and, in the morning,
the boat was found to be snugly moored to the
river-bank, near a large plantation, the mansion
house being then occupied as a signal-station ;
but the fog cleared up during the forenoon, and
the boat proceeded on her voyage. The sail
was a pleasant one, and was greatly enjoyed ; and,
as the river had risen since the arrival of the
regiment at New Orleans, it presented a nobler
appearance than at that time. Plantation after
plantation stretched along the banks, on both sides
of the river ; but few of them showed any signs of
activity. The residences of many of the planters

40 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY I.ICIITH.

indicated taste and refinement ; and, in some in-
stances, the negro cabins had a very attractive and
picturesque appearance. These plantations may-
have belonged to men of the St. Clare school ; but
no Evas were seen sporting among the roses, or
Uncle Toms " keeping an eye on things." During
the afternoon, Jefferson College was passed, and,
still later, a large convent, prettily situated near
the river, with grounds tastefully laid out. About
midnight, the boat arrived at Plaqiiemine, an old-
fashioned, dilapidated looking town, but which is
said to have been a thriving place before the rebel-
lion, when the Mississippi was covered with steam-
ers, and the products of the cotton and cane-fields
were filling the coffers of the plantation princes.
The few citizens who remained had evidently not
lost their hope of the ultimate success of the
South ; for Confederate paper was worth half as
much as greenbacks.

Sunday afternoon, Feb. 15, the Louisiana Belle
arrived at Plaquemine, having on board Gen.
Emory and staff; and she was soon followed by
another boat, with the One Hundred and Fifty
Sixth New York, and Col. Ingraham and staff. A
gun-boat started with them, but broke down on the
way, and put back for repairs. A portion of the

PLAQUEMIXE. 41

Thirty Eighth being on the upper deck of the
transport, and exposed to the weather, quarters
were procured for Cos. C and F in unoccupied
houses on shore. It was after dark when they
landed, and raining hard. The mud was knee-
deep in the streets, and the night pitchy dark.
After floundering along for half an hour or more,
it turned out that the guide had lost his way, and
the two companies had to countermarch, and re-
trace their steps part of the way. In after times,
many a laugh was had over the misfortunes of that
night ; but, at the time, Mr. Webster and Mr.
Worcester would have been astonished at the capa-
bilities of the English language in furnishing ex-
pletives. Finally, the house that had been selected
for quarters was found ; and all except the unlucky
guards were soon oblivious of the mishaps of mili-
tary life. Afterward, several of the remaining
companies were transferred to quarters in the town.

The regiment drilled, as usual, at Plaquemine ;
and the men often wondered when that lazy sol-
dier-life they had heard so much about was going
to begin ; for, hitherto, with drill, guard-duty,
fatigue, and rifle-cleaning, they barely had time to
answer their letters from homo.

In the meantime, the gun-boat had arrived ; and

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42 THE STORT OF THE THIUTY EHinTII.

a number of men acquainted with boat-service had
been detailed from the regiment, and sent up the
Bayou Plaquemine in launches, on a reconnoitring
expedition. While awaiting the return of the
boats, the sugar-houses in the vicinity were visited,
and candy-making became the order of the even-
ings. In the succeeding months, the molasses-
candy expedition was often recalled, and its inci-
dents talked of over the camp and picket fires.

The reconnoitring party returned with the infor-
mation that the bayou was completely obstructed
by piles and immense drifts of logs, and that it
would be impossible to force a passage through.
In consequence of this report, the troops again
embarked, and the transport headed down the
river, reaching the landing at Carrollton at six
o'clock on the evening of the 19th. In the
morning, the march was taken up for Camp Kear-
ney, where everything was found in order, although
the camp bore evidence of having been pretty well
flooded by the rains of the previous week. A mail
had arrived during the absence of the regiment,
and it had been sent up the river, to the disap-
pointment of every one. Numerous absurd rumors
concerning disaster to the regiment had been
brought down the river, and one had found its. way

" A DAY OF REST." 43

into the Xew Orleans papers, to the effect that
nine companies of the Thirty Eighth had been cap-
tured. Acting upon this information, the sutler
had packed up his wares, and gone to another regi-
ment, concluding that his chances of money-mak-
ing in the Thirty Eighth were at an end.

Immediately upon arriving in camp again, the
tents were struck, and the floors taken up, that
the sun might dry up the dampness. On Sunday,
Feb. 22, divine service was performed in the camp
by Col. Ingraham, the band, and a select choir
from the ranks, assisting ; and the day was further
honored by the firing of a national salute from
Camp Parapet.

On the 20th, by the advice of the surgeon, the
regiment were to have " a rest, not more than
three hundred men having come out the day be-
fore for battalion drill;" but in the afternoon, how-
ever, an order came from brigade head-quarters
for the regiment to have skirmish drill. Capt.
Rundlet, being in command at the time, deployed
the left wing as skirmishers, drilling them espe-
cially in the movement of " lying down ; " the right
wing, in the meantime, remaining in reserve. This
order did not increase the popularity of the brigade
comlnander. On the last day of the month, the

41 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EH.IITH.

regiment was again mustered for pay On that
day, also, a number of boxes reached eamp, which
had been sent to the regiment when at Fortress
Monroe. They had been intended for Thanksgiv-
ing, but did not reach their destination until the
fleet had sailed ; and three months' confinement
had reduced the turkeys and chickens to skele-
tons, and the puddings and pies had not increased
in flavor.

During the month, the regiment lost several val-
uable members from disease. On the 3d, Orderly
Sergt. Samuel J Gore, of Co. E, died of typhoid
fever, and was buried under arms ; and on the
4th, Sergt. Charles A. Howard, of Co. A, died of
the same disease. Sergt. Howard received a com-
mission as lieutenant in another regiment a day or
two before he died. On the 3d of March, the Ser-
geant-major, "Walter }Y Xourse, added another to
the list from this fatal disease. Sergt. Nourse
came out as 1st Sergt. of Co. F, and was the pet
of that company, as well as a favorite with the
whole regiment. Resolutions expressive of their
sympathy were forwarded by Co. F to his bereaved
friends ; and they also testified their respect for
their comrade, by having his body embalmed, and
sent home, where imposing funeral obsequies- took

ALARM IN CAMP. 45

place upon its arrival, and touching tributes to his
memory were published in the newspapers.

During the first week in March, a regimental
well was dug ; and marching orders were at once
expected, for, hitherto, these events had followed
each other in close order ; and the rule was not
now to be broken. On the -ith, the cooks had or-
ders to cook rations. The next day, drill was dis-
pensed with, and orders were issued to pack knap-
sacks, and be ready to move at a moment's notice.
Somewhat experienced in marching orders, the
men made themselves quite easy over it, not
expecting to get away for several days. Con-
sequently, they were taken completely by surprise
to hear the w- assembly " just after dark, followed
immediately by the " orderly's call" and the " offi-
cers' call ; " and there was quite a hubbub in the
camp. At first, there was supposed to be trouble
in New Orleans ; and the men were elated at the
prospect of having something to do. That morn-
ing, one company had brought out but twenty-
eight men for drill, — -thirty-five reporting sick,
and a number being detailed, — but, in a few min-
utes after the assembly was heard, sixty men were
in line, equipped for active service ; and the same
spirit was shown in all the other companies. It

46 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

was soon learned that the duty to he performed
was near home, and was not relished so well.
There had been seme trouble in the One Hundred
and Seventy Fifth New York ; the men refusing to
go on the campaign until they were paid, they not
having received any money since their enlistment.
Their camp was surrounded by the other regi-
ments of the brigade with loaded muskets and
fixed bayonets; but, after a short address from
the brigade commander, the men of the One Hun-
dred and Seventy Fifth returned to duty, and the
Thirty Eighth and the other regiments were re-
leased from their unpleasant task.

The next morning opened with a drizzling rain.
At noon, orders were given to strike the tents on
one side of the company streets, and put the knap-
sacks in those of the other side ; and this was
barely done, when the rain began to pour in tor-
rents, and continued to do so for the remainder
of the day. Three days' rations were put in the
haversacks, and all the regimental baggage packed.
The One Hundred and Seventy Fifth had started
in the morning; and the Fifty Third broke camp
in the midst of the rain, and marched to the
levee ; but the Thirty Eighth lingered until even-
ing, when orders came to strike all the remain-

DEPARTURE FROM THE STATE. 47

ing tents, and take the baggage to the cars, which
passed near the camp. The mud grew deeper
and deeper, as the men wallowed through it ; and,
as the night was very dark, it was a difficult task
to keep in the track. A large detail had been sent
to store the baggage on board of the transports,
and there were so many on the sick-list that it
took the remainder nearly all night to load the
cars. The few hours before morning were spent
around the camp-fires ; and, at sunrise, the regi-
ment marched to the levee, stacked arms on the
sidewalk opposite, and proceeded to put the re-
mainder of the baggage, quartermaster's stores,
&c, on board of the St. Mary's. It was a very
carnival of mud ; and soon every one was coated
with it. About noon, the regiment embarked ;
and tired, sleepy, muddy, and packed like sar-
dines, the men coiled themselves up in all shapes,
and slept soundly in the hot sun. The boat ar-
rived at Baton Rouge the next morning, and found
the river full of gun-boats, mortar-boats, and trans-
ports ; and signs that the campaign was about to
open were everywhere apparent. Landing on the
levee, the Thirty Eighth marched through the
streets of the old capital of Louisiana to the
Theatre Building, where they were quartered.

48 TIIF. STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Although the climate and the unwholesome water
had begun to do its work, the regiment was still
comparatively strong, some companies taking near
seventy men into the field ; and the long rows of
stacked muskets on the floor of the Theatre had a
martial look, and spoke of work in the future.

As

CHAPTEE IV.

Baton Rouge — Review by General Banks — March on Port Hudson — Passage
of the Batteries by Hartford and Albatross — Burning of the Mississippi —
Return to Baton Rouge — Woodchopping — Embark for Algiers — Easter
Incident — Take Cars for Brashear — Berwick City.

lm]!i ^TOX ROUGE was alive with troops, be-
^i longing to every branch of the service.
Staff-officers and orderlies were galloping
•Aj through the town ; quartermasters and
5 commissaries were full of business ; and
flags were waving continually from the
signal-towers. A few citizens were to be seen in
the streets, grim and sullen ; but they were almost
lost amid the blue-coats. The Thirty Eighth had
orders to pack their dress-coats, and all other
articles except blankets, overcoats, and a change
of clothing. Old soldiers may smile at this idea
of " light-marching order ; " but the men had not
yet learned how little baggage was necessary for
comfort and health.

Wednesday, March 11, the iron-clad Essex, so
famous in the annals of Mississippi warfare, ar-
rived at Baton Rouge, and was inspected with
6 («)

50 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY E1C.UTII.

much interest by the troops. This boat was the
wonder and delight of the contraband population ;
and amusing stories were told of the effect pro-
duced upon both black and white Southerners,
when she first made her appearance before the
city. Another examination was made in the
division now, and the sick men, and those
unable to endure the fatigue of field service,
were sent to the hospital, and the command
stripped to its marching and fighting material.

Shelter-tents were issued on the 11th ; and
during the first march, everybody carried tent-
pins, with which to pitch them ; and this in
a densely wooded country. The Thirty Eighth
were proficient in the manual of arms, and could
go through battalion movements creditably ; but
they were not yet soldiers. On the 12th, the
division was reviewed by Gens. Banks and Emory,
accompanied by a large and brilliant staff, Admiral
Farragut being present, and the centre of attrac-
tion. Although the knapsacks had been reduced
somewhat, the addition of the shelter-tents, and
twenty extra rounds of cartridges, made the load
full heavy enough to be on the hack from eight in
the morning till one in the afternoon, when the
review closed. The force on tbe field consisted of

COMPLIMENTARY ORDER. 51

thirteen regiments of infantry, three batteries, and
several companies of cavalry ; and the review took
place on the old battle-field of Baton Rouge, near the
spot where Gen. Williams was killed, the marks of
the bullets then fired being still visible on the trees
and fence-posts.

While at Baton Rouge, an order was issued by
Gen. Banks, very complimentary to the Thirty
Eighth. After a severe rebuke of the manner in
which the officers of certain regiments had per-
formed their duties, as shown by the reports of the
Inspector General, the order went on to say :
" The Commanding General cannot forbear point-
hag to the marked contrast indicated in the same
reports concerning the condition of the Thirty
Eighth Massachusetts and the One Hundred and
Sixteenth Xew York Volunteers, eidisted at about
the same time ; but carried, by the zeal and laud-
able ambition of their officers, beyond the reach
of this pernicious influence."

Although very flattering to officers and men, it
was afterward thought that this order did not con-
tribute much to the comfort of the regiment when
under the control of brigade officers whose own
commands were thus unfavorably contrasted with
it. At six o'clock, on the evening of the 13th,

52 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

orders came to fall in ; and the line was formed in
front of the Theatre. Being on the left, the Thirty-
Eighth remained in line while the division moved
by ; and cheers were exchanged, as the various
regiments which had been connected with the
Thirty Eighth passed, the One Hundred and Six-
teenth being loudly greeted. "When the time came
for the regiment to move, Gen. Dudley, whose
quarters were opposite, addressed it in a few words,
concluding with, " Men of the Thirty Eightlv,
keep cool, obey orders, and fire low "

After leaving the city, and passing through the
camps of Dudley's Brigade, which formed the
reserve, and which was not to move until the next
day, the road led through dense woods, where the
vines and creeping-plants wove the forest into an
almost impenetrable barrier, which shut out every
ray of light. The column made slow progress,
and the innumerable halts were as tiresome as the
marching ; but about midnight, the bugles sounded
a halt, and the army went into camp for the night
in a corn-field. When the rear of the column
reached the camp, the field was ablaze with camp-
fires, and the fumes of the coffee were rising in the
air. Up to this time, the company cook had done
all the cooking, but each man had now to prepare

REDUCING KXAPSACKS. 53

his own rations, or go without. Upon going into
camp, the troops were informed that the plantation
belonged to a " Union man," and that they were
only to take the " top rails " for fires. This order
became a standing one in the Nineteenth Corps,
and, during the campaign, they made it a point to
take only the top rails, as they found them. The
men were too weary to pitch the new shelter-tents ;
and rolling their blankets round them, all except
the camp and picket guard were soon asleep.
The reveillu was beaten at two o'clock, and an
early breakfast cooked. By this time, the " top-
rails " were more accessible than on going into
camp.

At daylight, the march was resumed. The day
proved to be a hot one ; and the roadside was soon
strown with blankets, overcoats, knapsacks, and
other articles thrown away by the regiments in
advance. It was apparent that the army was rap-
idly coming down to light-marching order. Con-
trabands hung on the flank and rear, picking up
the cast-off garments. Some of the men, not yet
having made up their minds to part with their
overcoats, cut off the sleeves and skirts to lighten
their loads. After marching about eleven miles,
the column halted and went into camp in a cane-

54 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

field, and stacked arms, a picket being thrown out.
The sun came down hot, and the shelter-tents were
found to he convenient. Toward night, the sound
of heavy guns was heard in the vicinity of Port
Hudson, and the cannonading continued through
the night, while the shells from the gun-boats could
be plainly seen bursting over the fort. The
reveille' was beaten at four o'clock. The firing at
Port Hudson had ceased ; but a large mass of
flame, which had been supposed to be some portion
of the enemy's works, set on fire by the guns from
the fleet, began to move slowly down the river,
accompanied, at intervals, by explosions. All eyes
were fixed on the mysterious light, and many
gloomy forebodings indulged in. Had Farragut
been defeated, and the fleet been destroyed by
some infernal machine ? Or was this one of the
marine abortions of the enemy, committing sui-
cide ? Suddenly, at daylight, the mass of fire
seemed to leap high in the air, followed by a dense
column of smoke. The spectators waited in
breathless suspense, for a few seconds, for the
explosion. Soon it came ; and then every sleeper
started to his feet. Orders were issued to put out
all fires, and for every one to be equipped, and
ready for action at a moment's notice. It was the

"LIVING ON THE COUNTRY." 55

general opinion that there would be a brush with
the enemy, if not a pitched battle ; and the men
were quiet, but determined. But the morning
wore away without an alarm ; and, at ten o'clock,
the line was formed, and the column headed for
Baton Rouge, in which direction the wagon-train
had already moved. The troops were in ill-humor,
the whole movement seeming incomprehensible to
them. Soon an aid from the commander-in-chief
rode up to Col. Gooding with an order, request-
ing him to announce to the third brigade that the
" Hartford " and the '' Albatross" had passed the
batteries of Port Hudson, and that " the object of
the expedition had been accomplished." Gradu-
ally, the men recovered their accustomed spirits ;
and when Gen. Banks rode by the column he was
heartily cheered. On the march back, the car-
casses in the fields showed that the reserve brigade
had been " living on the country " The pontoon
bridge was reached before night, but was not
crossed, the brigade marching into the woods near
the road, where they stacked arms and pitched
tents. Soon after dark, it began to rain heavily,
and the camping-ground became a swamp, while
the water came through the new shelters, leaving
few dry soldiers in camp that night. The nest

56 TIIE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

day, at noon, another expedition was undertaken.
The roads were in a bad condition, and, in many
places, it was necessary to go in single file, to
escape being mired. After a four-mile march, a
halt was made in a clearing, where the command
remained during the night, ready to spring to arms
at a moment's notice, and, the next day, marched
back to the bayou.

Friday, the line was again formed, and the bri-
gade marched into Baton Rouge, and through the
city to a magnolia grove, a mile beyond. The
place was alive with mosquitoes, wood-ticks, and
similar insects, and the nimble lizards glided about,
making themselves familiar ; but the men were too
weary to study natural history, and were soon
sleeping soundly, in spite of such annoyances.
The next day was devoted to bathing, washing
clothes, and resting. On Sunday morning (22d),
the regiment started again ; and, after marching
through all the swamps, cane-fields, and hedges,
bounding that part of the town, halted in one of
the most forbidding looking spots in Baton Rouge,
about a mile from the river, near the " Perkins
Road." A camp was laid out, company streets
staked off, and fatigue parties detailed to clear
away the rubbish, dig up the stumps, and fill the

ARRIVAL AT ALGIERS. 57

bog-holes. The tents were pitched just in time to
afford partial shelter from a rain-storm. The men
at this time had the impression that Sunday was
the day especially selected in the Nineteenth Army
Corps, on which to begin new movements, or do
extra fatigue duty In a day or two, the regi-
mental and company baggage that had been
packed was returned, and the A tents again
pitched.

Saturday, March 29th, the regiment took its turn
at chopping down the forests in the vicinity of
Baton Rouge, so that the guns from the fort might
have a free range, in case of an attack from the
enemy. Some could use the axe professionally ;
and all tried their hands on the lofty oaks, beeches,
and magnolias, whose fall resounded through the
forest, until the sound of the recall, at four o'clock,
when the regiment returned to camp, tired, but in
great good-humor. Drill was resumed, and the
old routine of camp duties began ; but this did not
last long, however ; for the first day of April found
the regiment on board of a transport, again steam-
ing down the Mississippi. Landing at Algiers
(opposite the city of New Orleans), a new camp
was laid out, the tents again pitched, and drilling
went on as usual. Regiments continued to arrive

58 THE STORY Or THE THIRTY EHiHTEI.

every day ; and soon the plains of Algiers were
white with the tents of Emory's division.

Here, for the first time since its organization,
the regimental camp -guard was dispensed with,
and the men allowed a little liberty to look
around, and see the country they were fighting
for. That they did not abuse the confidence thus
reposed in them by their officers, may be inferred
from the fact, that no regimental guard was placed
around the Thirty Eighth after that time : and
when other regiments were confined to strict camp-
limits, Lieut. -Col. Richardson allowed his com-
mand, when off duty, to roam anywhere within
sound of the bugle, and, when stationed near a
town or city, freely gave leave of absence when it
did not conflict with orders from higher authori-
ties.

At this time, the Forty Seventh Massachusetts
was doing garrison duty in New Orleans, and,
having many acquaintances in the Thirty Eighth,
visited them often. The contrast between the
nicely -fitting, home-made uniforms of the Forty
Seventh boys, and the shoddy affairs furnished by
the contractors to the Thirty Eighth, was a source
of much amusement to the members of the latter
regiment. In the field, clothing was a matter of

EASTER INCIDENT. 59

little importance ; but when a haversack strap or
a knapsack buckle broke at the beginning of a
long march, or the sole came off a shoe at a slight
stumble, which very often happened, the comments
on the patriotism of those who provided for the
wants of the army were more expressive than ele-
gant.

Although New Orleans and Algiers had been in
the Union hands for over a year, the feeling was
still bitter toward the North. The following inci-
dent will illustrate this feeling. The day before
Easter, the writer of this sketch had a few hours
of leisure, and was strolling through the streets
looking at the objects of interest, when, passing
a small church, the sound of Easter hymns floated
out on the air. Not having been inside of a
church for many months, the sweet music brought
memories of home to the mind; and, stepping
noiselessly inside, he stood near the door, listen-
ing respectfully. The choir was engaged in a re-
hearsal, under the direction of a gentleman whose
white cravat and clerical air bespoke the minister.
Suddenly, the singers caught sight of the blue
uniform, and the music instantly ceased. Upon
following the direction of their glances, the clergy-
man cast what he evidently intended to be a with

GO THE STOUY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

ering look on the unwelcome spectator. A silence
of a few moments ensued, when the soldier asked
if he was intruding. " Yes," was the reply, in a
very curt tone. Apologizing for the unintentional
intrusion, the visitor retreated, followed to the door
by the chivalrous clergyman, who probably took
precautions to prevent his choir from being shocked
by the presence of any more blue uniforms, while
singing the anthems of " Peace on earth, and good
will to men."

Labor being scarce in Algiers, several regiments
were called upon to furnish fatigue parties to as-
sist in raising a gun-boat on the ways in the dry-
dock ; and, on the 8th of April, the Thirty Eighth
took their turn, and completed the task.

The regimental baggage was again packed away ;
and all personal property, with the exception of a
rubber blanket, overcoat, and change of clothing
to each man, was packed in the knapsacks, and
nailed up in large boxes ; and at two o'clock, on
the morning of the 9th, the reveille* woke the
sleeping camp, the tents were struck, and, by
seven o'clock, the regiment was on board of the
cars, bound for the interior of Louisiana. For
eighty miles, the road ran through a low, swampy
country. The ditches beside the embankment on

BERWICK CITY. 61

which the track was laid were full of alligators,
who swam lazily through the green, stagnant
waters, or basked in the sun on the hanks ; nearly
every floating log or stick was tenanted by a re-
pulsive water-moccasin ; and frogs of huge propor-
tions plumped into the water as the train went by.
These specimens of the animate life of Louisiana
were regarded with much interest by the regi-
ment, as they were to be intimate neighbors, pos-
sibly, in the future.

Tbe line of road was guarded by New York
and Connecticut regiments ; and their post did
not appear to be an enviable one. A little after
noon, the train arrived at Brashear City. The
place was full of troops ; and others were contin-
ually arriving in the cars or on foot, and cross-
ing the bay to Berwick City The Thirty Eighth
formed in line, the sick-call was blown, and an-
other examination held ; and all those who were
considered unable to keep up with the column
were kept behind, to do light guard-duty. Sonic
who had been foremost in every duty were left
here, much to their regret. After waiting for an
hour or two, the regiment embarked on the gun-
boat " Clinton," and was transported across Ber-
wick Bay to Berwick City, accompanied by Gen.

62 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Banks and staff, and the shelter-tents pitched in a
level field, where the clover was ankle-deep. A
large force was collected here, the troops of
Emory's division being joined to the veterans
of Weitzel, who had already achieved victory in
this vicinity.

CHAPTER V

On the March again — Co. F Detached to guard Bridge — Centreville — Battle
of I'.island — Pursuit of the enemy — Franklin — District of the Teche —
Neutral Flags — A Day's Rest — Fording a Bayou — Opelousas.

X the lltli of April, the division broke
camp, and moved out on the main road
toward Centreville ; the gun-boats shelling
C\^ the woods from the bayou, and the cavalry
scouting in advance. Co. P was detached,

and ordered to remain behind to guard a
bridge on the line of the railroad, to prevent raids
on the rear, while the army moved on.

The rebels were reported to be in large force
near Pattersonville, under the command of Gen.
Dick Taylor, determined to stop the advance of the
Union troops through this portion of the Confeder-
acy ; and they were reported to have erected strong
fortifications at Camp Bisland.

After a dusty march over the turnpike, feeling
its way along, the army went into camp beyond
Pattersonville ; and soon the camp-fires were blaz-
ing for miles around, lighting up the country, and

C63-)

64 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

giving the enemy warning of the approach of the
Union forces.

Co. F remained in its position, crouching be-
hind the brakes, and occasionally throwing sticks
at the alligators in the ditches, and all the while
keeping a sharp look-out for the rebel pickets
ahead, until four o'clock, when it crossed the
bridge, and struck out for the army. Just beyond
the bridge, a letter was picked up, addressed to a
woman in Texas, and bearing Confederate postage-
stamps. It purported to have been written on
picket that day, and gave a statement of the num-
ber of Confederate troops in the vicinity, with some
account of the movements of the Union forces. It
was well written, but had probably been dropped on
purpose, with the intention of misleading. Night
found the company marching through the woods,
the rebel picket-posts by the road-side giving evi-
dence of having been occupied quite recently. No
one in the company was acquainted with the road ;
and the chances were even of bringing up in either
camp ; but the orders were peremptory to join the
regiment in the evening. After a march of sev-
eral hours, sometimes by the flank, sometimes in
single file, through ditches, hedges, and swamps,
the camp-fires of an army appeared in sight.

ARTILLERY ENGAGEMENT. 65

Doubtful whether it were friend or foe, Captain
Rundlet sent ont reconnoiterers, who soon as-
certained that all was right, and the company
marched into the camp of the Second Rhode
Island Cavalry. The regiment was a mile further
on, encamped in a cane-field, beyond Patterson-
ville.

The owner of the plantation had fled ; but many
of the negroes still remained, and were soon at
work making corn-cakes for the soldiers, out of
massa's meal.

About noon, the army advanced in line of battle.
The march was through a cane-field, the canes still
standing ; and, as they grew thick and strong, it
became difficult to keep a proper line. The bat-
teries were moving up to the front, shelling the
woods as they advanced ; and a rifle-shot would be
occasionally heard. After marching in this manner
for two miles, the regiment halted for several
hours, the cannonading still continuing. Between
three and four o'clock, it was announced that the
fighting was over for the day, and the march was
resumed ; but it was suddenly stopped by the
breaking out afresh of the artillery fire. Lay-
ing on the ground, in cover of the standing cane,

the regiment witnessed a sharp artillery engage-
6 *

66 THE STOUY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

ment. A large sugar-mill had been set on fire,
and the flames soon spread to the surrounding
cabins. The bursting of the shells, the volumes of
flame and smoke issuing from the mill, the sharp
crack of the rifle, the galloping of aids over the
field with orders, and the bayonets glistening over
the tops of the canes, as the brigades manoeuvred
over the field, was a new experience to the Thirty
Eighth. The firing lasted about an hour, gradually
ceasing as the batteries fell back ; the position of
the enemy having been ascertained, and the object
of the reconnoissance accomplished. Fires were not
allowed, and the men went without their coffee for
the first time. Equipments were kept on, and the
regiment bivouacked in rear of the stacks. In the
evening, a call was made for sharpshooters, to pick
off the gunners of the Diana, in case she should
come down the bayou ; and the number required
reported at once. There was no alarm during the
night ; and, in the morning, the army again moved
forward. A bridge had been thrown across the
bayou ; and the third brigade crossed over, a rebel
shell occasionally dropping into the water, near the
bridge, sending up the spray, and facilitating the
passage of the troops, who wished to do their fight-
ing on firmer footing than the swaying bridge

BATTLE OF IUSLAND. 67

afforded. The artillery were at work on both sides,
and it was evident that the long-expected battle
was about to take place. While the brigade was
getting into line, after having crossed the stream,
Gens. Banks and Emory passed, and were enthusi-
astically greeted. Marching up the road, the
brigade filed into a cane-field, in front of a portion
of the rebel works. The Thirty First Massa-
chusetts were in advance, the Thirty Eighth
following, with the Fifty Third Massachusetts in
the rear ; and the One Hundred and Fifty Sixth
Xew York were sent toward the woods on the
right. The cane-field was intersected with broad,
deep ditches, now entirely dry, and their sides
lined with blackberry bushes. The Thirty First
deployed, and moved forward in a skirmish-line
part way across the field, until within gunshot
of the enemy, when they halted in one of the
ditches, and began to fire, the rebels occasionally
returning the shots, from behind the breastworks.
The Thirty First retained their position during the
forenoon, losing two or three men, who were car-
ried to the rear past the Thirty Eighth, which
remained in reserve, picking blackberries, watching
the fight, and getting their ears accustomed to the
shrieking of the shells, and the discharges of

G.S THE STOIIY OF THE THIRTY EKiHTII.

musketry. The one Hundred and Fifty Sixth, in
the meantime, were gradually working their way
into the woods on the right flank. The heavy
firing on the left of the bayou told that the other
brigades were also at work.

While Gen. Emory's division and Weitzel's bri-
gade were confronting the enemy, and engaging
their attention, Gen. Grover's division, which had
crossed the country through the La Fourche dis-
trict, was endeavoring to come in their rear, and
thus, by enclosing them between the two portions
of the army, cut off all retreat, and compel the
surrender of the entire force. Having this pro-
gramme in view, it had not been the policy of Gen.
Banks to bring on a decisive engagement until
Grover was ready to " close up the bag."

At noon, the ammunition of the Thirty First
being exhausted, it was relieved by the Thirty
Eighth. Tin* position was occupied but a short
time, when the order was given to advance. Keep-
ing the exact distance they had been taught in
the drill, in a well-dressed skirmish-line, the men
moved steadily toward the breast wurks. The right
companies soon began to receive shots from the
woods ; but were instructed not to fire in that di-
rection, as the One Hundred and Fifty Sixth held

BATTLE OF BISLAXD. 69

the position. Obeying orders, they reserved their
fire until the rebel gunners were plainly visible
working the batteries. A piece of cane had been
left standing near the line of earthworks ; and, just
before the advance reached its cover, the rebels
opened a rapid fire of artillery and musketry. The
skirmishers were ordered to lie down, while the
shells and bullets screamed and whistled over their
heads. But they were not long inactive. Taking
advantage of stumps, ditches, furrows, and canes,
they poured a rapid fire into the enemy's works.
The gunners were picked off ; and the traditional
" officer on the white horse " was made an es-
pecial target. While the right was more exposed
to the enemy's rifles, the centre and left suffered
from their artillery, the colors being a prominent
mark. Color-corporal Trow, of Co. D, was in-
stantly killed by a solid shot ; and Cos. A and
G suffered particularly from shells. By one of
these explosions, Capt. Gault, of the former com-
pany, had his leg badly shattered, and died in a
few hours ; and a number of men were wounded.
The battle lasted all day on both sides of the
bayou. As evening drew near, the ammunition of
the Thirty Eighth gave out. Many men had fired
all their cartridges, and were trying to borrow

70 THE STOUT OF TIIIC TIIIRTT I.IGIITIT.

from their more economical comrades. The
wounded had been taken to the rear, and attended
to in the field hospital. And now the Fifty
Third came forward, and relieved the Thirty
Eighth, who fell slowly back under fire, till they
reached the place selected as quarters for the
night, — a deep, dry ditch, near the centre of the
field. Of course, no fires were allowed, and sup-
per was made of hard-tack and water.

Partly filling the ditch with dry canes, and
wrapping their blankets around them, with the
guns of the First Maine Battery beating the tattoo
a few yards in their rear, the men laid down,
their rifles by their side, and their equipments on,
ready to fall in line at the first call. Contrary to
expectation, there was no alarm during the night.
In the morning, a portion of the field was searched
for missing men. Thomas W Hevey, of Co. I,
was brought in, dead, the stem of his pipe firmly
fixed in his teeth. He was smoking when struck
by the fatal bullet, and fell on his face. During
the engagement, six had been killed and thirty
wounded, a complete list of whom will be found
in another portion of the work.

Fires were now allowed to be built, and coffee
made, after which the regiment moved forward in

RETREAT OF THE ENEMY. 71

line. The Fifty Third had remained all night in
the front, and its flags were seen near the works,
the regiment advancing in line of battle. The
Thirty First was also moving on. All was qniet
behind the earthworks ; and soon the report came
that the enemy had evacuated their position during
the night, and were in full retreat, three miles
ahead. At this time, Gen. Grover was supposed
by the men to have cut off all retreat, and the army
was in excellent spirits at the anticipated bagging
of the whole force ; but it was soon learned that
a hole had been left, and the slippery foe had
wriggled out of it. Crossing the cane-field, the
Thirty Eighth entered the rebel works. The killed
and wounded men had been removed ; but the
dead horses scattered about gave evidence of the
accuracy of the aim of the brigade in this its
maiden fight. The camp-fires were still smoulder-
ing inside of the works ; and the remains of the
hasty breakfast of roasted ears of corn gave proof
that the rebels had not been long gone. Skirmish-
ing a short distance through the woods beyond the
fortifications, and finding no enemy, the line was
again formed, and the brigade moved by the flank
along the road, until further progress was stopped
by a bayou, the bridge over which had been par-

l'l THE STOTCY OF TnE THIRTY EKiHTII.

tially burned, and was still smoking. Here an
abandoned caisson was fished out of the stream,
the first trophy of the victory. Tbe pioneers soon
repaired the bridge, and the column passed over,
and halted a few hours, while the artillery and the
wagon-train were brought across.

It was a long, weary march that Gen. Dick
Taylor led the Army of the Gulf through this
country of bayous and plantations. Had there
been a respectable cavalry force in the department,
but few of those who fought behind the fortifica-
tions of Bisland would have reached Alexandria ;
but the delay caused in repairing bridges pre-
vented the Union army from coming up with its
foes, and the majority of them escaped, although
completely demoralized, and deprived of the power
of acting on the offensive for several months.

An amusing incident occurred just after the
march was resumed. A man, apparently dressed
in gray uniform, was seen running across a corn-
field, toward the woods. Although many hun-
dred yards off, a number of rifles were instantly
levelled at him, and the minnies went whistling
on their errand. He hesitated for a moment,
and then started on again, when another discharge
took place, and the dust was seen to fly near the

THE PURSUIT. 73

mark. Making frantic signals, he faced about,
and came toward the road. A nearer inspection
proved him to be a harmless contraband, in the
usual plantation suit. The fighting of the day
before had given the boys a liking for the sound
of their Enfields ; and probably every gun in the
regiment would have been discharged if the fugi-
tive had not halted. The poor fellow, no doubt,
came to the conclusion that the " day of jubilo "
had not yet come.

The heat was intense during the day, and
the men suffered a good deal from the dust and
from thirst, many falling out. But the command-
ing ger.eral wished to give the enemy no time to
throw up intrenchments. Barely halting long
enough for a hasty lunch at noon, the column
pushed on. A little while after dark, the brigade
passed through the pretty town of Franklin, and
went into camp in a cane-field. Xo one thought
of pitching tents, or of cooking coffee. Eating a
few hard-tack, and washing it down with bayou
water, each man (except the unfortunate guard)
selected as level a furrow as convenient, spread
his rubber, and was soon enjoying a well-earned
rest. Just as the men had settled themselves for
the night, the commissary sergeant came around

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/ 4 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

with the information that fresh meat was ready.
It was left on the ground for the benefit of the
plantation hands who swarmed in the rear of the
army.

Wednesday morning, April IS, the column
moved at six o'clock, the Thirty Eighth on the
right of the brigade, making the marching a little
easier than on the day before. The country
through which the army was now passing, known
as the Teche district, was considered the richest
part of Louisiana previous to the war. Unable to
get their crops to market, the sugar and cotton-
houses were filled to overflowing. Large herds of
cattle fed in the pastures, and the woods were full
of hogs. Nearly all of the able-bodied young men
were in the Confederate army ; and, at the ap-
proach of the Union troops, the old planters
fled to the woods in many instances, and hid
until the column had passed by. No Northern
soldiers had been seen in that country before ;
and the long lines of infantry, the numerous bat-
teries, and the immense wagon-trains, were a
source of never-ending wonder to the crowds of
slaves, who flocked to the roadsides and climbed
the fences to see Massa Linkum's boys. " Bress
de Lord ! We'se been lookin' for ye dcse twenty

NEUTRAL FLAGS. iO

years, and ye're come at last ! " exclaimed one
well-developed old lady, who, clothed in a very
short dress, very fnll pants, and a broad plantation
hat, had mounted on a high rail-fence to get a good
look at the Yankee soldiers. These poor people
had little means with which to gratify their desires
to serve those whom they looked upon as friends ;
yet many of them baked their last mess of meal
into corn-cake for the hungry soldiers. The few
white men that were seen in this region had the
appearance of having just thrown the musket
aside, with the intention of resuming it again
as soon as the army passed, and before the sun-
marks should fade from their faces.

On many of the houses, English and French
flags were flying ; the inmates thinking their prop-
erty might be more secure by claiming foreign pro-
tection. During the entire march, private prop-
erty was respected to a degree never before shown
by an army in an enemy's country ; and guards
were placed over many of the houses of prominent
rebels. It is true that less regard was shown to
the occupants of a poorer class of houses ; and the
immense number of contrabands attached to the
Army of the Gulf, in the capacity of officers' ser-
vants, were not very scrupulous, and generally

76 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIOHTII.

came into camp at night pretty well laden with
poultry and vegetables : but, as their labor had
produced these articles, perhaps they were entitled
to them. An indiscriminate liberty to forage would
have been fatal to the efficiency of the army, and
might have defeated the object of the campaign.
Thus, while there was comparatively little foraging
carried on, these foreign flags were no safeguard.
If an unlucky chicken or pig had happened in
the way, he would have been gobbled up, if he had
borne the private mark of Victoria or Napoleon.

Thursday night, the army went into camp before
dark, beyond the village of Indian Bend. The
country hitherto had been perfectly level, and,
previous to the war, was mostly devoted to the
culture of sugar ; but, in accordance with the ad-
vice of the Confederate leaders, many of the plan-
tations were now planted with corn.

On Friday, the aspect of the country changed,
and rolling prairies succeeded to the low plains.
Herds of cattle roamed over these prairies ; the
view of which caused some lively comments on
the starving-out theory indulged in by some of
the good people at home. Saturday, April IS,
the entire force rested. It had been a full week
since leaving Berwick City; and the troops had

THE MARCH CONTINUED. 77

been marching or fighting continuously, sleeping
nearly every night with their equipments on. In
addition to this, each regiment furnished its pro-
portion of the picket : and, after a march of from
twenty to thirty miles, those detailed had to sling
their bundles again, go off half a mile or a mile
into the woods, and keep awake part of the night,
peering into the darkness, and making their supper
of hard-tack and water. It may, perhaps, be im-
agined how welcome this day of rest was to both
man and beast, under these circumstances.

A fine head of cattle was confiscated here ;
and a large portion of the day spent in feasting.
In fact, there was no lack of fresh meat during
the entire march through this country ; but, as it
was brought into camp generally after the men
had quartered for the night, little of it was cooked.
And then this was the first year in the field, and
that experience had not been acquired which makes
the difference between raw recruits and veterans.

Sunday morning, the 19th, the army was again
in motion. The line was just forming, when the
clouds opened, and the rain and hail came down
in a manner peculiar to Louisiana. In a few min-
utes, every one was wet to the skin ; and, in this
state, a long day's march began. The cavalry and

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78 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

artillery cut up the roads, so that the infantry
went into the soft mud to the ankles at every step.
During the day, the army marched through the
village of Lafayetteville, in which nearly every
house had a white rag hung out as a token of
peace. These people had heard such stories of the
Union army, that they looked upon its approach
with terror and apprehension ; but the men who
enlisted in "61 and '02 were no desperadoes, and
did not make war on women and children. That
night, the brigade encamped on a piece of grass-
land, and found it much preferable to the usual
cane-field furrows. Starting again in the morning
(April 20), a wide, shallow stream was reached,
whieh had to be forded. The horses went over
first, making numerous holes in the soft bottom ;
and it was an amusing sight to see the infantry
feel their way cautiously along, half sliding, half
walking, some unfortunate individual occasionally
missing his footing, and plunging headlong into
tlie muddy stream.

About four o'clock, p. m., the bugles sounded a
halt, and an aide rode down from the front with an
order to the effect, that Opelousas, the Confederate
capital of the State, had surrendered uncondition-
ally. This important announcement was received

A SOUTHERN CAPITAL. 79

with cheers ; the ranks closed up ; the colors were
unfurled ; the drums beat ; and, with a proud step,
the column marched on. Passing a few scattering
houses, the open country "was again reached, when
the inquiries became numerous as to the where-
abouts of the capital. It was learned that the
army had marched through one of the principal
streets. This was not the first time they had been
deceived by an imposing name bestowed upon a
handful of buildings ; but it was hardly worth
while to make a parade of surrendering this little
clearing, if the travelling government of the State
did make a transient stay there.

CHAPTEK VI.

Camp at Opelousas — Cotton versus Potatoes — Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry —
Term " boys " not to be used in Third Brigade — Arrival of Grierson's Cav-
alry at Baton Rouge — The March resumed — Alexandria — Red River —
Start for tjie Mississippi — Morganza.

AYLOR'S force had by this time become
completely demoralized and broken up,
and a portion of it captured ; there was
no longer any fear of its assuming the
, J| offensive ; and the army remained in camp
* until the 5th of May, while plans were be-
ing matured for the continuance of the campaign.
Great inconvenience was experienced here from
the scarcity of wood and water. Beginning with
the nearest fences, the cooks and their assistants
had gradually laid bare the fields beyond the
picket-line. A muddy pond near the camp fur-
nished a portion of the water, until the horses re-
fused to drink it, when the men gave it up, and
brought water from the wells, at a great distance.
While laying here, long trains of wagons daily
passed in sight of the camp, laden with cotton ;

and many of the volunteers, who had been accus-

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REVIEW AT OPELOUSAS. 81

tomed to think for themselves, and still held thai
privilege in reserve, were of the opinion, that if the
teams had been employed, under regularly organ-
ized fatigue parties, in bringing sweet potatoes and
other vegetables into the camps, a more efficient
force might have been taken to Port Hudson, and
the country better served than in collecting cotton,
even for its own benefit.

During the halt at Opelousas, a series of com-
plimentary orders were read to the troops on
parade, from Gens. Banks, Emory, and the bri-
gade commander, Col. Gooding, congratulating
them on their success, and expressing confidence
in the successful prosecution of the campaign.

On the 24th, the division was reviewed by
Gens. Banks and Emory. The first brigade (Col.
Ingraham's) had been broken up, and the regi-
ments composing it stationed at the various im-
portant posts between Brashear and Opelousas ; so
that there were present only eleven regiments of
infantry, two batteries, and some squadrons of cav-
alry. The Fourth Wisconsin made its first ap-
pearance at this review as cavalry. Mounted on
horses and mules of every description, with most
primitive and unique equipments, it excited con-
siderable merriment, and gave little promise of the

82 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGIITn.

great reputation it afterwards attained, — the pride
of the Army of the Gulf, and the terror of the
rebels of Louisiana.

At this time, an order was issued by the brigade
commander, forbidding officers to address the men
as " boys," saying that they were men in every
sense of the word, and should be so styled at all
times. The " boys " laughed at this new idea :
the custom was too deep-seated in the service to be
eradicated by a brigade order. The mails did not
reach the regiment very often ; and there were all
kinds of rumors in regard to matters in the world
outside. The announcement of the fall of Charles-
ton was received with mingled cheers and expres-
sions of doubt.

Monday night, May 4, an order was read on
parade, announcing the arrival at Baton Rouge
of a cavalry force under Col. Grierson, after a
successful raid through the State of Mississippi.
The news of this achievement was received with
pleasure by the Army of the Gulf, as showing
that the heavy drain on the fighting men of the
South had begun to show itself by the defenceless
state of that portion of the Confederacy away from
the immediate vicinity of the chief rebel armies.

There was but little drilling at Opelousas, the in-

FROM OPELOTISAS TO ALEXANDRIA. 83

tense heat during the greater part of the time,
making officers and men alike glad to seek the
shade. Capt. Doten, of Co. G, resigned his com-
mission at this time, and made a farewell address
to the regiment before taking his leave. On the
30th, the regiment was mustered for pay ; and
Tuesday morning, the 5th of May, found it again
on the march. Passing through the little town
of Washington, about six miles from Opelousas,
the route lay through a rich cotton and sugar sec-
tion ; but the greater portion of the land was now
planted with corn, the rebels having learned that
Cotton was no longer king. Marching for miles
through these immense fields of corn, growing rap-
idly under the Louisiana sun, the men of the
Thirty Eighth were amused at the ponderous ar-
ticles which occasionally reached them in some of
the Northern journals, demonstrating how easy it
would be to starve the South into submission.

The roads began to be very dusty, and often-
times the water was poor and scarce ; but the
army kept on its way, day after day, the men
dragging themselves into camp at night, with
blistered feet, and too tired to cook the fresh
meat regularly issued. For four days, this forced
marching was continued, barely stopping long

84 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

enough at noon to boil a dipper of coffee. On the
8th of May, when a few miles' from Alexandria,
news came, that the gun-boats of Admiral Porter
had reached that town, and that it was in posses-
sion of the navy. After a long halt at noon, the
regiments unrolled their flags, the bands uncov-
ered their instruments, and the army marched
into the town in good order, to music which had
become strange to this portion of the Union, and
which was heard by the residents with no emotions
of pleasure. The faces of the citizens wore that
same expression of mingled bitterness and curios-
ity that had been noticed in Franklin, Opelousas,
and Washington ; and even the little children
seemed to think it no pageant in which they
should take delight. Marching through the town,
the brigade went into camp on a level grass-plat,
near the banks of the Red River.

By order of Gen. Emory, drills were dispensed
with at Alexandria, and " every opportunity given
the men to recover from the fatigues of the i*ecent
march, and prepare for the active duties still be-
fore them." The river was alive with bathers
daily ; and its banks were lined with busy washer-
men. Gun-boats and transports steamed up and
down the river, giving a lively appearance to the

BIVOUAC BY THE SUGAR-MILL. 85

place ; but business, otber than military and naval,
was stagnant.

On the 14th, marching orders were received.
The reveille" was beaten at two o'clock, a. m., the
next morning (Friday) ; but the Thirty Eighth
having the position of rear-guard, did not move un-
til daylight. There had been heavy showers the
day previous, turning the dust into mud. and the
progress was slow. Still twenty miles were made,
the army going into camp occupied by them on the
upward march, on the banks of a bayou.

The next morning, the third brigade had the
centre of the column, and the marching was easier.
The old road was followed as far as the village of
Cheneyville, when the route changed, and the army
turned again toward the Red River. That night,
the regiment camped in a cane-field near a large
sugar-mill, stored with more than one year's crop.
The troops were liberally supplied with sugar by
order of the division commander, the neighboring
fields supplied adventurous foragers with new po-
tatoes, and the plantation ditches were full of
ripe blackberries ; so that, with the fresh meat
issued by the cpiartermaster, the regiment fared
unusually well, and long remembered the bivouac
by the old mill.

86 THE STORY OF THE THIRTT EIGHTH.

A short march was made the next day, the army
going into camp at nine o'clock, near Simmsport,
on the Atchafalaya River. There, to the great joy
of every one, a large mail, both of letters and pa-
pers, was received ; and the regiment once more
learned how the world outside was moving. Tues-
day morning, May 19, the troops were ferried across
the Atchafalaya, and encamped on the other side,
with the expectation of remaining several days ;
but Thursday morning saw the inevitable " order-
ly " ride into camp, and the column was again in
motion.

For the past month, the weather had been rap-
idly growing warmer, the roads more dusty, and
the swamp and bayou water on the line of march
more unpalatable ; and the regiment parted with
regret from the clear Atchafalaya, with its green,
shady banks, and its beautiful scenery.

A portion of the country in this vicinity having
been flooded by breaks in the levee, the progress
was slow ; the artillery and wagons being obliged
to go on top of the embankment raised to keep
back the waters of the Old River, — a former bed
of the Mississippi. The regiment went into camp
about dark, in a woods, beyond a small town, and,
starting again at daylight, during the forenoon

THE MISSISSIPPI AGAIN. 87

reached the Mississippi, at Morganza Bend. De
Soto and his Spaniards greeted the mighty river
with no more enthusiasm on its discovery than did
the dusty and thirsty Army of the Gulf when it
once more came in view. Its muddy waters were
eagerly sipped, and the canteens filled for future
use.

CHAPTER VII.

Cross the Mississippi — Bayou Sara — Storm — St. Francisrille — Approach Port
Hudson — Skirmish on the 25th of May — \egro Soldiers — Battle of May
27 — Death of Lieut. -Col. Rodman — The Ravines.

]T Morganza, the army found transports
awaiting to take it across the river.
A sail of fourteen miles brought the
steamers to Bayou Sara, where the troops
were disembarked, and rations issued.
This village had seen fit to harbor the
guerillas, who, from their ambush, had fired alike
on vessels of war and peaceful river-boats ; and it
bore the marks of the prompt punishment in-
flicted by the gun-boats. Solitary chimneys arose
from heaps of rubbish which marked the spots
where once houses and places of business had
rested secure under the old flag; and a general
air of lifelessness and decay pervaded the place.

The regiment had scarcely begun the ascent of
the steep bluff overlooking the village, when one
of the sudden storms peculiar to the Valley of the
Mississippi, broke over them ; and in a few min-

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PORT HUDSON SURROUNDED. 89

utes they were not only wet through, but the deep
red soil was so saturated, that marching became
almost impossible. Passing through the village
of St. Francisville, the brigade encamped at night
near a cotton-press, and built huge fires, around
which the men grouped till partially dry ; the
picket detail, however, going to their posts wet
and supperless, but without complaint.

The next morning, upon the arrival of Mack's
Black Horse Battery (Eighteenth New York), the
column moved toward Port Hudson. The road
was bordered on each side by a high hedge, which
shut out all ah', and made the heat very oppres-
sive ; and it was gratifying, upon emerging into the
open country, to find a broad, shallow stream, with
a clean, pebbly bottom directly in the line of march.
It was easily forded by the infantry, but the artil-
lery and wagons caused some delay. While wait-
ing for the batteries to cross the stream, a body of
cavalry rode by, which proved to be the famed com-
mand of Col. Grierson, whose great raid through
Mississippi was the forerunner of the exploits of
Sheridan, Stoneman, and Kilpatrick. Gen. Banks
and staff also rode by ; and the cheering news was
announced that a connection had been made with
the division of Gen. Augur, which had marched up

W THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

from Baton Rouge, and that Port Hudson was
completely surrounded, and its fall a matter of
time only.

Sunday, May 24, the regiment enjoyed a rest,
merely changing camp once. On the 25th, the
Thirty Eighth leaving the brigade, marched to
Sandy Creek, on the extreme right of the line ; and
several of the companies deployed as skirmishers
near the creek, the enemy firing across the stream
from the opposite side. In this skirmish, two men
were killed, and two wounded.

In the afternoon, two native Louisiana regiments
arrived at the creek ; and the Thirty Eighth had an
opportunity to witness the behavior of the first col-
ored troops under fire in this war. A great deal
of romance has been spoken and printed about this
affair ; but, without wishing to detract in the least
from the really valuable services rendered by the
colored troops during the siege, especially in the en-
gineer's department, it may be doubted if the ex-
aggerated accounts of their bravery were of any
real benefit to the " colored boys in blue."

It had been the fashion for so long a time to de-
cry the courage of the colored man, and deny him
all the attributes of manhood, that, when he proved
himself something more than a beast of burden,

MULE-PANIC. 91

public opinion went to the opposite extreme ; and
men who had been for years boasting of the supe-
riority of the Northern over the Southern races,
and quoting all history to prove it, now asserted
that this new freedman was the equal, if not the
superior, of the Northern volunteer. It was even
reported that Gen. Banks had said that the colored
soldiers went where the white ones dared not go ;
and although this was an improbable story, it in-
jured the general's popularity, and increased
the prejudice already existing against the colored
troops in the Thirteenth and Nineteenth Corps.

The regiment remained near Sandy Creek dur-
ing the next day, supporting the battery, while
the colored regiments were at work building a
bridge. On the night of the 2b"th, there were
two alarms, caused by the stampeding of mules ;
and the Thirty Eighth received a volley from one
of the colored regiments, who thought the enemy
were making a cavalry raid ; but, owing to the
high range taken, the bullets whistled harmlessly
over head, and the panic soon subsided.

During the Teche campaign, Co. E had held the
honorable position of head-quarter guard for Gen.
Emory, and had seldom encamped near the regi-
ment ; but upon the withdrawal of that general to

92 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGIITII.

New Orleans, the company returned to its proper
position in the Thirty Eighth, and shared in all the
labors of the siege.

Wednesday morning, the regiment received or-
ders to join its brigade, which had been engaged,
farther on the left, in driving the enemy from the
woods, and into his works. The Thirty First had
been prominent in this skirmishing, and had lost a
number of men.

The battle began early on the morning of the
27th ; and as the Thirty Eighth drew near the
front, on the double-quick, the wounded men were
already being carried to the rear, and the surgeons
of the various regiments were arranging their in-
struments on the temporary tables put up in the
fields, not entirely out of reach of wandering shells.
The sight of the glittering instruments was sug-
gestive ; but there was no time for foreboding.

While the Thirty Eighth was hunting in the
woods for the brigade, Gen. Paine rode up, and
sent it forward to support Duryea's Battery, which
he had just placed in position on the edge of the
woods, in front of the rebel works. Taking cover
in rear of the guns, the regiment awaited events,
having enthusiastically promised Gen. Paine to
stand by the battery at all hazards.

CHARGE ON THE WORKS. 93

The artillery directed a heavy fire upon the for-
tifications from various points, dismounting can-
non, and blowing up caissons ; the skirmishers had
worked their way up to the ditch in front of the
breastworks, and were seen running up the em-
bankment ; and the fire from the enemy had al-
most ceased. It was generally believed that the
outer line of works had been abandoned ; and the
regiment, issuing from the rear of the battery,
formed in line of battle, and charged on the double-
quick ; but, on account of the ravines and fallen
timber on each side of the roadway, the line of
battle could not be maintained, and the order was
given, " by the right flank," which movement was
immediately executed. Another regiment was in
advance, and through some misapprehension, did
not go forward, causing the two commands to be
mixed up, the colors being nearly side by side.

By this time, the breastworks were fully manned,
and a volley of musketry met the advancing col-
umn ; but there was no hesitation, when, to the
surprise of the regiment, the order came to " lie
down." Accustomed to obey orders promptly, the
men dropped at once, some in the roadway, others
in the ravines to the right and left. And now the
enemy had it all their own way. Safe behind their

91 THK STORY OF THK TITIRTY EIGHTH.

works, they took deliberate aim at every man in that
exposed position who showed signs of life. Lieut.
Col. Rodman, rising to give or receive an order,
was struck in the breast by a bullet, and fell life-
less, the command then devolving upon Capt. Wy-
man, of Co. B. For hours, the men in the road-
way remained beneath the scorching sun, suffering
for want of water, and knowing that the least
movement would be the signal for a death-messen-
ger from the enemy ; yet, notwithstanding the con-
stant artillery and musketry fire, men slept sound-
ly at times. During the afternoon, the dry brush
and trees in the ravines took fire, adding to the in-
tense heat, and driving portions of the troops to
seek new cover. The assault on other portions of
the line had be,en equally unsuccessful, and the
casualties still larger, an unusual number of com-
manding officers being among the killed ; but the
ground was held ; and, before night, the men had
acquired such a knowledge of the position, and
availed themselves so thoroiighly of every advan-
tage afforded by the ravines, that it was unsafe for
a rebel to show his head above the breastworks.

The casualties in the Thirty Eighth had been
few, considering the severe fire to which it was
exposed ; and the rebels must have discharged

FLAG OF TRUCE. 95

their muskets at random. There had been three
killed and fourteen wounded.

The regiment remained on the field through the
night, the dead and wounded having been taken to
the rear before dark. A few extracts from letters
written at the time , may perhaps give a better idea
of the events that transpired within the following
week, with the impressions of the men, the rumors,
etc., than any more formal account:

" Thursday, ^lay, 28. The rebels opened

fire this morning from their batteries, and ours re-
plied, blowing up a caisson of ammunition inside of
the works. A flag of truce was put up soon after,
and the firing ceased. Both sides have been bury-
ing the dead this forenoon ; and we have been
lying in the ravine, near the works, the sun com-
ing down hot. The truce will be up at two o'clock,
I believe, when the battle will probably begin again.

" Friday morning, 29th. The flag of truce was
up till seven o'clock last night. There was perfect
quiet along the entire line ; and officers and men
were scattered over the field, looking for the dead
and wounded, and gazing at the works in front of
us. Two companies of the One Hundred and Six-
tieth New York were in the ditch in front of the
works ; and the rebels occasionally looked over,

96 TIIE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTn.

and chatted with them. We understood that the
long truce was on account of some negotiations ;
the rebels offering to surrender the place if allowed
to march out with military honors. These terms
were not accepted, and the truce was to terminate
at seven. Just before that hour, we received or-
ders to keep under cover, as the battle was to com-
mence as soon as the flags were withdrawn. "We
watched the little white signals closely. Ours was
taken down, and then that of the enemy was with-
drawn. In a few minutes, the ball opened on our
side, and, for about an hour, the roar of cannon
and musketry was continuous. The firing gradu-
ally died away, with the exception of a little skir-
mishing, which was kept up during the night, with
an occasional discharge from the batteries, to let
them know that we were on the alert. We kept
awake all night, ready to drive them back, if they
attempted to cut their way through, which it was
thought they might possibly do.
There is not much fighting this morning, although
a bullet hums by when any one goes for water or
shows his head above the level of the hill.

" Saturday morning, May 30. We remained

in the ravines yesterday, the right and left wings
of the regiment having changed position. Skir-

RELIEVED. 97

mishing was kept up all day, and the batteries
were at work a portion of the time ; but the firing
was not very heavy. A smart shower passed oyer
toward evening, soaking us through, and we had
a prospect of passing a very disagreeable night, for
it is quite cool yet without blankets, even when
one is dry. Just at dark, however, we were re-
lieved by the Twelfth Maine, and sent into the
woods in rear of the batteries."

This three days' exposure to alternate heat and
moisture broke down many constitutions that had
borne up under all the severe marching through
the Teche country ; and men were daily sent to
the rear, the majority of whom died before, or
soon after, reaching Baton Rouge, to which place
the sick and wounded men were at first sent.
It would be impossible, in. the limits of this sketch,
to give an extended notice of all who died from
hard service during the campaigns of the regi-
ment ; but the writer has taken pains to prepare
a correct list, which will be found in another
place ; and the facts will also be appended to each
name in its appropriate place in the company.

After reaching the position selected in the
woods, the blankets were brought, and, still wet
through, the regiment laid down to rest without

98 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

equipments on, for the first time since the morn-
ing of the assault.

Although the batteries kept up an occasional
fire through the night, it did not prevent sleep ;
and even when a stray shell from the other side
went wandering carelessly through the forest,
making a path among the thick woods, it was
scarcely heeded, so exhausted had the men become
from the week's labor.

Saturday (30th ), the regiment remained in the
rear ; and many were made glad by receiving let
ters from home, brought by Mr. Stacy Read, of
Cambridge, who had come from Massachusetts to
make inquiries into the situation of the various
regiments from the State. At the same time,
Maj. Richardson returned to the regiment, al-
though not having recovered from the severe
illness with which he had been suffering.

The Thirty Eighth was not allowed to remain
long in the rear. As soon as the approach of
night shrouded the movement from the foe, the
line was formed in the edge of the woods ; and,
cautiously marching past the batteries, taking es-
pecial care that no loose dipper should notify the
enemy of an approach, the regiment passed un-
harmed over the road where it had met with

IN THE RATINES. 99

such a hot reception, and took its old position
in the ravines. This time, the blankets and shel-
ter-tents were taken ; and they were arranged so
as to afford some protection from the rays of the
sun. Upon entering the woods on the morning
of the assault, the knapsacks had been left in
charge of a guard, and the men had gone into the
fight with no incumbrance but their haversacks
and canteens ; and thus for three days they re-
mained in the ravines in front of the works, with
no shelter from the sun or rain.

The rations were cooked in the woods ; and vol-
unteers went from the quarters, and carried them
to the several companies. While doing this, they
were exposed to the fire of sharpshooters from be-
hind the works, who had obtained a complete range
of the road travelled by the ration-bearers, and who
never failed to send their compliments, when they
saw the coffee and meat on its way to the ravines ;
and in this way one member of the regiment was
killed, and one wounded.

Not knowing at what moment the enemy might
sally out from his works, and attempt to force his
way through the lines, and thus escape an inevita-
ble surrender from want of food, the troops in the
ravines were obliged to exercise strict vigilance,

100 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

especially during the night. Pickets were thrown
out on the road, and one-half of the regiment kept
awake while the other slept, all with their equip-
ments on, and with loaded rifles by their side, ready
for battle at the first note of alarm ; but the rebels,
either doubting the practicability of a successful at-
tack upon the Union lines, or waiting for outside
assistance from Johnson, remained in their works,
contenting themselves with sending a few shells and
shot occasionally over the heads of the troops in the
ravines. One rebel gun, the " Lady Davis," was
particularly active in this work, and generally sent
a few of her noisy messengers in the vicinity of the
Thirty Eighth every evening.

CHAPTER VIII.

Relieved — March to Clinton — Great Heat — Deserting a Plantation — Return
to Port Hudson — Assault on the 14th of June — Heavy Loss in the Thirty
Eighth.

^Kf HEX the regiment went to the front the

".(/?! second time, the men expected to be re-

dCp lieved m twenty-four hours ; but the fourth

j v- day found them still there. On the even-

-j ' ing of that day, they were relieved, and
i '*#

enjoyed another day's rest in the woods.

What followed may be learned from the following
extract from a letter : —

" Saturday, June 6th, 5 p. M. — We are now
out of the din of battle which surrounds Port Hud-
son, and went to sleep last night, for the first time
in twelve days, without the accompaniment of can-
non and musketry. It appears that the rebels
have been collecting a force at Clinton, about
twenty or thirty miles from Port Hudson, and
have recently defeated a portion of our cavalry,
compelling them to retreat ; and there was dan-
ger of our supply-trains being captured. In

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102 TIIE STORY OK THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

consequence of this, a force has been sent out,
under command of Gen. Taine, to drive them off,
or give them battle if they stand. AVe started
early Friday morning ; but several of the regi-
ments took the wrong road, and we had to wait
until they retraced their steps, and caught up with
us. At noon, we halted for an hour or so, and
then resumed our march ; but, while we had
been laying in front of Port Hudson, the sun
had been climbing up in the heavens, and it
was found that we could not march as we had
done. Men began to fall, all through the line ;
and the hospital stretchers were soon filled with
them, panting for breath. The whole force was
at once taken into the woods, where it remained
until six o'clock in the evening, when the march
was resumed, and kept up till nine o'clock.
"WTe started at six this morning, and marched till
eleven, and have been in the shade since, near a
swift -running bayou, which affords an excellent
opportunity for bathing."

At twelve .o'clock, Saturday night, the command
was again in motion, although few had obtained
any sleep. " We nodded as we marched along,
and were completely lost if we halted a moment."
Having marched to within eight miles of Clinton,

LADT ON A RAMPAGE. 103

the column halted, rested for a short time, and
then faced about, and took the road back, the
cavalry having gone ahead, and learned that the
enemy had evacuated the town. We again quote
from the letter : —

"Tuesday morning, June 9. — We are again
back in the woods opposite Port Hudson, with the
cannon booming around us ; but first, I will tell
you a little more about our Clinton expedition.
Friday afternoon, while on picket, I had an op-
portunity of witnessing a scene quite common in
Louisiana, — the desertion of a plantation by the
whole body of slaves. Xear the picket-post was a
house, over which a guard had been placed, when
we halted the day previous, to prevent plundering.
The lady of the house, letting her temper get the
better of her judgment, abused the guard, calling
them bad names, and hoping the rebels would
get the whole of them. The officer of the guard
removed his men, and the household property be-
gan rapidly to decrease, when the lady repented,
and the guard was restored. On the return from
Clinton, we halted near the same place ; and the
house was again protected. There were about
eight negro-cabins on the plantation ; and the in-
mates were preparing to leave the old home. All

104 THE STORY OF THE TniRTY EIOIITII.

tlieir worldly possessions were spread out on the
floors of the cabins, and they were selecting a lit-
tle bundle of the most valuable ; for people who
travel with the Nineteenth Army Corps have to go
in ' light marching order.' One man was too old
and lame to go ; and he wandered around among
the busy emigrants, with a half-mournful, half-re-
signed look. ' I'm sorry we're all gwine to leab
ye, Uncle Joe,' said one of the men, looking up
from his work ; ' but ye couldn't stan' de march.' —
' Xo ; I can't leab,' said Uncle Joe, sadly, as he
hobbled off to another cabin. At the door of the
mansion, the mistress, who was so rampant yester-
day, was selling eggs at a great price to Gen.
Paine's cooks."

The march back to Port Hudson was not so
fatiguing ; and the regiment again took up a posi-
tion in the woods, where it remained until the
afternoon of the 13th of June, when it was re-
moved to the edge of the woods, near the front,
ready to take part in the grand assault which was
announced to take place the next day. The army
had not been idle since the charge on the 27th of
May Guns had been put in position along the
whole line, and strong works erected to protect
them ; and roadways had been worked through

PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER ASSAULT. 105

the ravines, so that sharpshooters could approach
within rifle-shot, under cover. But the work of
the spade was too slow ; and another assault was
resolved upon. The order of advance was an-
nounced to the third division as follows : The
Eighth New Hampshire and the Fourth Wiscon-
sin to deploy as skirmishers ; the Fourth Massa-
chusetts, and five hundred picked men, to follow
with hand-grenades ; the Thirty First Massachu-
setts, with bags of cotton, to fill up the ditch ; and
then the three brigades of the third division, the
third brigade in the advance. This programme
was somewhat changed afterward. In regard to
a charge so interesting to the regiment, an extract
from a letter written two days after, will be al-
lowed to tell the story : —

" We were roused a little before mid-
night, and packed our blankets, which were to be
left behind. Hot coffee was served out by the
company cooks ; and, with our haversacks and
canteens filled, we moved silently to the front.
Many regiments were forming on the edge of the
woods ; and we expected a short, sharp fight.
Gen. Paine himself thought that we should be in-
side the works within half an hour, and gave
orders that the wounded men were not to be

106 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

removed from the field till the battle was over.
Crossing a bridge, which had been covered with
cotton to deaden the sound, we marched down a
road, enclosed by thick hedges, deployed as skirm-
ishers on an open field, and laid down. The
centre was kept in reserve, with orders to follow
as the right and left advanced. There were two
regiments in front of us, deployed, and lying
down, — the Fourth Wisconsin and the Eighth
New Hampshire, and also a detachment of men
from other regiments, with hand-grenades, to throw
over the breastworks. Just behind us was the
Fifty Third Massachusetts. As soon as we laid
down, our artillery opened fire on the fortifica-
tions, throwing the shot and shell over our heads ;
but some of the shells fell short, injuring our own
men.

" After a brisk cannonading, Gen. Paine passed
down the line in front, his form just visible in the
gray of the morning, repeating to every ' group,'
in a clear voice, ' As soon as I have passed the line,
the Fourth Wisconsin, the Eighth New Hampshire,
and the grenadiers will go forward to the works.'
He had scarcely reached the left of the first line,
when the Wisconsin boys sprang up with a loud
cheer, and dashed through the openings in the

THE FOURTEENTH OF JUNE. 107

hedge which screened our movements from the en-
emy. They were followed closely by the Eighth
and by the grenadiers. Then the general passed
down our line, saying to every company, ' As soon
as I give the word, the Thirty Eighth and Eifty
Third will go forward.' Soon the order came,
« Forward Thirty Eighth and Fifty Third.'

" The first shout of our advance had been an-
swered by a volley of musketry ; and the cries of
the wounded men told us what to expect. No one
hesitated, however, and the two Massachusetts regi-
ments pressed through the hedge. The distance to
the works was farther than we had anticipated, and
consisted of a succession of hills and ravines,
blocked up with fallen trees, scrubby bushes, and
brambles. As we passed the brow of every hill, we
were exposed to a severe fire, and our men fell
thick and fast ; yet the regiment kept on, for the
voice of Gen. Paine was heard, in spite of the roar
of cannon and musketry, ' Forward Thirty Eighth.
Forward Fifty Third.' Many of the officers had
fallen ; the nature of the ground rendered it im-
possible to keep a line, and the four advance regi-
ments soon became completely mixed up. Still
they moved forward until ordered to stop. A few
of the "Wisconsin men reached the fortifications, and

]08 THE STi'RY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

went over, where they were immediately captured ;
others of them, and many of the Eighth New
Hampshire, were dead in the ditch beneath the
works. The hand-grenades had been a complete
failure, and had been thrown back by the enemy
to make sad havoc in our own ranks. More than
one third of the Thirty Eighth, and one quar-
ter of the Fifty Third, lay wounded and dying.
on the hills and in the ravines. The support did
not come up ; and that voice which had inspired
the whole movement was no longer heard. "What-
ever chance of success there may have been at the
outset, the fall of Gen. Paine destroyed it. And
now, almost without officers, the men sought cover
from the enemy's rifles on the slopes of the hills,
and returned the fire whenever an opportunity of-
fered. The One Hundred and Thirty Third New
York, with its brave colonel leading, made a gal-
lant attempt to retrieve the disasters of the day ;
but the fall of Col. Currie, and the heavy fire
poured into the regiment, caused it to seek shelter.
The Thirty First Massachusetts had advanced some
distance with the cotton-bags, with which they made
breastworks, and held a position in front of the
fortifications during the day, having over thirty
men killed and wounded.

FOURTEENTH OF JUNE. 109

Major Richardson, just returned from the hospital,
and still suffering from illness, had been obliged to
leave the field, and the command devolved upon
Capt. "Wyrnan, who, in turn, was partially disabled
by a piece of shell, which shattered his sabre, and
bruised his leg. Lieut. Holmes had been killed,
and Lieuts. Spear, Russell of Co. F, Russell of Co.
D, Bullard, and Jackson, were wounded. In all,
ninety-one of the two hundred and fifty who formed
in line that morning had been killed or wounded.
All day, the regiment, scattered in groups over the
field, remained beneath the scorching sun, suffering
for water, and exposed to the fire from their own
batteries in the rear, as well as from those of the
enemy in front.

Water could only be procured from a few mud-
holes in the ravines ; and the paths leading to them
were commanded by the rebel works, the numerous
dead and wounded men in the vicinity telling how
dangerous was the attempt to reach them. For a
long time, Gen. Paine, who had been shot in the leg,
remained behind a log, every attempt to carry him
off the field being the signal for a volley from the
enemy, who knew that some prominent officer must
be the object of so much solicitude.

The stretcher corps were repeatedly fired upon.

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110 THE STORY OF THE THIKTY KIGIITH.

Two colored men had succeeded in getting to the
extreme front with a stretcher, and were endeavor-
ing to take off a fallen soldier (supposed, at the
time, to belong to Co. I, of the Thirty Eighth),
when they were fired upon, and both fell wounded.
One of them tried to get away, and was again shot
down ; and, making a second attempt, received a
third wound. But the longest day must have an
end ; and darkness at length kindly came, and hid
from sight the terrible scenes of that sad Sunday.
During the evening, the few remaining officers
gathered the scattered groups together ; and, about
midnight, the regiment withdrew from the field,
not, however, without a parting volley from the
rebels, who heard the movement.

The day after the battle, attempts were made
to recover the bodies of those who had fallen ;
but, as the rebels had command of the field,
all of them could not be reached. Toward even-
ing, members of Co. F succeeded, after a long
search among the dead men, in finding the bodies
of Sergt. Angell and Corp. Champney, and by
torchlight laid them quietly to rest under the
magnolias near their quarters, beside another of
their comrades, Joseph A. Morris, whose body had
been recovered earlv in the daw

CASUALTIES. Ill

It would swell our sketch to an unwieldy size to
record the names and good qualities of all those
fell on this day, or of the wounded who passed
weary months on hospital beds. Those who saw
them know how well they did their duty. In an-
other place, will be found a full list of the casual-
ties.

CHAPTER IX.

After the Battle — Great Mail — Burial of the Dead — Remove into the Ravines
— Dt-^ertf rs — Fall of Yicksburg — Surrender of Port Hudson — A Disap-
pointment— Stores Plains — Night March to Baton Rouge — Embark for
Donaldsville — Dress Parades — Six Months' Pay.

_$._

X the 15th, the long-looked for mail ar-
rived, with the letters that had been accu-
mulating at New Orleans for weeks ; and
then wounds and sickness were momentari-
ly forgotten in the pleasure of again com-
muning with those at home. The letters
averaged seven or eight to each man ; and some
had over a dozen ; but it was sad to think how
many would be returned unopened, to strike a chill
to the hearts of the writers.

The wounded men were sent to Baton Rouge
and Xew Orleans, and the field -hospitals made
ready for a new lot of patients ; for, notwithstand-
ing the failure of the assault, the siege still went
on.

But few of the Union dead had been brought
from the field; and four days they laid beneath
that summer sun before a truce was arranged, and

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SUPPORTING BATTERIES. 113

the bodies buried. Previous to burial, they were
placed iu rows, to the number of over a hundred ;
but it was impossible to recognize them, except by
some mark on their clothing, or, as was the case
with the body of Lieut. Holmes, by articles found
in the pockets.

The Thirty Eighth remained in the woods until
the 19th (five days), when it was again removed
to the front to support batteries, relieving the
Thirteenth Connecticut, who had excavated holes
in the side of the ravines, safe from bullets as long
as the head was kept below the crest of the hill ;
but a gauntlet had to be run every time one went
for water, or to the cook-houses in the woods. In
the meantime, spades were again in the ascendant ;
trenches had been dug almost up to the earth-
works of the enemy ; and sharpshooters were
posted all through the ravines, so that it was
a dangerous matter for a rebel to raise his head
above the embankment. The batteries daily and
nightly threw their missiles inside of the fortress,
giving the enemy no rest ; and such an accurate
range had been obtained, that rebel guns were dis-
mounted as soon as put in position.

Deserters came over occasionally, with stories of
scarcity of food, and that the only hope of Gen.
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114 THE STOUY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Gardner was in outside relief; and that if Vicks-
burg fell, and Grant be thus enabled to turn his
attention to Johnson, Port Hudson would fall at
once. Although his army was rapidly diminish-
ing, by casualties and the diseases incident to the
climate and the season, Gen. Banks still pressed
the siege vigorously, encouraging the men by his
presence and by appeals to their patriotism and
courage ; and a storming party was organized and
drilled to take the lead in a new assault.

But stirring news was at hand, which was to
crush all the hope of the garrison in receiving
help from Johnson, and leave them in the hands
of those who had toiled so hard for the prize. On
the 7th of July, the tidings of the fall of Yicksburg
was received, and published through the camps ;
and as it spread from regiment to regiment, till it
reached those almost directly beneath the works,
one shout of exultation arose, giving the enemy
an intimation of the speedy close of the struggle.
Early on the morning of the 8th, an order from
Gen. Banks was received by all the regimental
commanders, stating that Gen. Gardner had pro-
posed a cessation of hostilities, with a view to set-
tling the terms of surrender, if Gen. Banks could
satisfy Mm that Vicksburg had fallen. Prepara-

SURRENDER OF PORT HUDSON. 115

tions for the attack were still to go on, but the
general wished all active demonstrations to cease ;
and, in a little while, flags of truce were put up,
and the men, who had been opposed to each other
so long, met at the breastworks, and carried on a
brisk trade, swapping hard-tack for corn-cakes, and
exchanging tin canteens for wooden ones. The
battles were discussed freely, but perfect good
humor was maintained on both sides ; and the
rebels freely passed over their corn-beer to their
late antagonists. The Fifteenth Arkansas had oc-
cupied that part of the works opposite the post of
the Thirty Eighth, and had scarcely left the front
for thirty days ; and this was the second time they
were to surrender, the whole regiment having been
captured at Donelson.

Gen. Gardner surrendered unconditionally, and
preparations were made to take possession at once
of the fort. Two regiments from each division
were selected to go inside, and assist at the formal
surrender of the stronghold ; and, in the third
division, that honor fell upon the Eighth New
Hampshire and the Thirty Eighth Massachusetts.
This indorsement of their conduct by the com-
manding general was especially gratifying to the
regiment ; but they were not destined to see the

116 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

inside of those famous works ; for, on the after-
noon of the 8th, a storm came up, and the
ceremonies of the formal surrender were post-
poned until the next day ; and, at midnight, the
regiment was called Tip, and sent, with the brigade,
to Stores Plains, five miles from Port Hudson, to
relieve Dudley's brigade, which had been ordered
to Donaldson ville, where the defeated army of
Taylor, having reassembled, were assuming the of-
fensive. The regiment remained at Stores Plains
until the 11th, the complete quiet which reigned
seeming almost unnatural, so long had they been
accustomed to the almost constant discharge of
cannon and musketry ; and, on the afternoon of
that day, the brigade received orders to report at
Baton Rouge. All night the regiment marched,
reaching the capital as the sun arose above the
housetops ; and then sought shelter from the in-
tense heat during the day as best it could. This
night-march, after having burrowed so long in the
holes at Port Hudson, told heavily on the men ;
and many, who had been on duty during the
whole campaign, broke down, and fell out of the
ranks.

On the 15th, the regiment embarked on trans-
ports, in company with the One Hundred and

DOXALDSONVILLE. 117

Twenty Eighth and One Hundred and Seventy-
Fifth New York, and arrived at Donaldsonville
that evening ; one sihall boat affording sufficient
room for the three regiments. Only four or five
officers accompanied the regiment, some having
been wounded, and others having obtained fur-
loughs to visit New Orleans and the North ; so that
the regiment made rather a ludicrous appearance
on parade, with one field, one staff, and two line
officers, four headless drums, and two hundred
ragged men. If the dress-parades did not afford
much satisfaction, the excellent bathing facilities
did ; and all day the river was alive with men
who thus sought refuge from the intense heat
which prevailed.

On the 25th, the paymaster appeared, after a six
months' absence ; and soon the regiment formed
itself into an irregular triangle ; one side being
composed by the line marching to the paymaster's
tent, the other side by a long procession on their
way to the sutlers, and the base by the returning
crowd on their way to their quarters, with arm-
fuls of cheese, gingerbread, pickles, etc. The
health of the regiment was very poor at this time,
nearly every one being afflicted with a species of
scurvy sore, the consequence of an almost entire

118 TIIE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

abstinence from vegetables for so long a time :
and, for some days after the arrival of the pay-
master, the army rations were hardly touched.
This state of things was, of course, very gratify-
ing to the sutlers, and to the numerous corn-
beer and gingerbread venders, whose stands
sprung up like mushrooms, all over the town,
as soon as the troops were paid.

CHAP TEE X.

Back to Baton Rouge — The Highland Road — Camp Rodman — Bivouac on the
Boulevards — A and K detailed for Provost Duty — I sent to Pla<iuemine —
Camp Banks — Picket Duty — Cold Weather — New Years' Ball — Tisit of
Mr. Wellington — Flag Raising — Recruits.

UGUST 1, the regiment embarked for Baton
■J$£?:, Ruuuc, landed, and went into camp near
jiyiy^ the Highland Road, just outside of the
"ft, city, when clothing was issued, and the
^Sjj. men once more had an opportunity to ap-
pear decently. From this time until the
following February, the history of the regiment
presents no striking features ; but it was far from
being idle.

On the 2d of September, a large portion of the
troops at Baton Rouge embarked for what was
then supposed to be a Texan expedition ; and the
Thirty Eighth was ordered out to guard the
streets leading from the levee, and prevent any of
the men from leaving their command, — an un-
pleasant duty at all times. A few days after, the
regiment changed camp, moving near the city,
on the ground recently occupied by the Forty

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120 TIIE stoiiy of tue thirty eigiitii.

Ninth Massachusetts, and calling their new loca-
tion '• Camp "William L. Rodman." This camp
was just outside the line of works surrounding
Baton Rouge ; and, upon a threatened attack one
night from the bands of guerillas who hovered
around the lines continually, the camp was aban-
doned, with the tents standing, while the regiment
bivouacked on the boulevards in the city until
morning ; when, there being no prospect of an en-
gagement, it once more returned to its quarters.

The Thirty First Massachusetts having been sent
to New Orleans for the purpose of being mounted,
the Thirty Eighth removed into the vacant camp
(Camp Banks) on the 10th of December. Cos. A
and K were detailed as provost guard, and had
quarters in the city, where they were efficient in
preserving order, and gave satisfaction alike to the
commander of the post and to the inhabitants of
the city, who were protected in all legitimate busi-
ness, and who ever found the men of these two
companies courteous and polite when on duty, and
quiet and peaceable at all times. Co. I was sta-
tioned at Plaquemine, a portion of the company
being mounted ; and, in conjunction with the
Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry, they did efficient ser-
vice in guarding that town against the incursions

CONTRABAND GOODS. 121

of the guerillas, who harassed the few people dis-
posed to render allegiance to the government, and
took every opportunity to capture wagon-trains,
and shoot those who ventured outside of the lines.
The remaining companies picketed a portion of the
line, did guard-duty in the commissary and other
departments, and furnished men to act as clerks
and orderlies, and do other duties incident to the
garrisoning of such an important post ; while a
number of the officers held important positions on
the staffs of the post and brigade commanders.

Xo articles whatever were allowed to be taken
outside of the lines without a permit; and the
pickets were instructed to use great care in ex-
amining all parties ; but it became a delicate task
occasionally, when some fair-looking dame, taking
advantage of the respect ever shown to woman by
the members of the regiment, attempted to " run
the blockade." On more than one occasion,
where the suspicions were unusually strong, a
gentle shaking brought strange appendages to
the ground, to the confusion of the owner, and
the amusement of the boys ; and a close examin-
ation of the seats and bottoms of vehicles often
brought to light articles not on the permits.

As the year drew to a close, the weather be-
ll

122 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EK.IITH.

came cold ; and. during Christmas-week, the pick-
ets often found the water in their canteens frozen
in the morning, and their beards white with the
frost. The citizens complained of the cold also,
saying that such weather had not been seen in
Baton Rouge for twenty years, and that the
Yankees had brought their climate down with
them ; which may have been true, for they had
established some customs quite as uncongenial to
the South as the cold weather. It was reported
that one chivalrous citizen, after taking the oath,
with the intention of supporting the government,
became so disgusted at seeing a sign hung out,
stating that doughnuts and baked beans were to
bo had within, that he immediately left for some
country where New England and her famous
dishes were unheard off.

The health of the regiment was remarkably
good through the winter, some companies report-
ing every man for duty, notwithstanding the fact
that they were on picket twice a week, exposed to
all the storms of the season ; but the quarters in
the camp were comfortable, consisting of board
shanties, three to four feet high at the sides, with
tent-roofs, and furnished with stoves, bunks, and
stools. JjV this time, the men beu'an to consider

GUERILLA ALARMS. 128

themselves veterans, making it a point to look out
for personal conveniences ; and, as a consequence,
" household stuff" accumulated, so that whenever
the regiment broke camp, they left a variety of
articles, valuable in the eyes of the contrabands.

On New Year's, a ball took place under the
direction of Co. A, then doing provost duty in
the city ; but the sympathies of the people were
still with the bands of guerillas prowling about
outside of the lines, and they held themselves
aloof from Union officers and men ; so that the
ball was not graced by the presence of many
ladies. During the winter, J. C. Wellington,
Esq., of Cambridge, who had been commissioned
by the governor of Massachusetts to visit all the
regiments from that State then in the Department
of the Gulf, spent a number of days in the camp,
conforming to army life, and making himself famil-
iar with the condition of the regiment.

During the first week in January, the alarms
occasioned by guerillas were unusually frequent ;
and the regiment was under arms several times,
the pickets doubled, and preparations made to re-
pel an assault ; but the enemy never came within
musket -shot of the breastworks, although they
captured detached parties. For several weeks,

124 THE STORY OF THE TniRTT KIO-HTH.

the brigade stood under arms from daylight until
after sunrise ; while 'the pickets deployed in a
skirmish line ; but the guerillas never fulfilled
their threat of dining in Baton Rouge.

Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Fourth Wisconsin Cav-
alry raised a new flag in their camp, celebrating
the event with music and speeches, and the Thirty
Eighth were invited to be present, with other regi-
ments. They appeared with full ranks, to the evi-
dent gratification of the Fourth ; and from this
time, the good feeling between the two regiments,
which had been partially interrupted by an unfor-
tunate affair between a member of the Fourth and
one of the provost guards, resulting in the death
of the former, was restored. On the 3d of Feb-
ruary, the One Hundred and Twenty Eighth New
York raised a new flag, with appropriate ceremo-
nies, reminding the spectators of the early times
of the war, when patriotism expressed itself in
bunting.

The rebels still hovered around the picket-line ;
and on the 8th of February, Lieut. Williams, one
of the most daring of the Wisconsin officers, was
killed just outside of the lines, several of his men
being wounded at the same time, and the detach-
ment which accompanied him driven back. His

A SCRUB-RACE. 125

regiment immediately started in pursuit, and
captured several of the enemy ; while the third
brigade were under arms behind the breastworks.

Feb. 7, the Thirty Eighth and the One Hun-
dred and Fifty Sixth marched to the stockade,
seven or eight miles from the city ; and, on the
march back, a scrub-race took place between the
two regiments, — molasses versus sour-krout, as
the boys called it, — molasses coming in slightly
ahead .

March 11, a number of recruits joined the regi-
ment, for the first time in its history ; the Depart-
ment of the Gulf evidently not being in favor
among the latter volunteers.

It should have been mentioned before, that the
ladies of Cambridge, during the summer, had pro-
cured a very handsome silk flag, with the name
of the regiment, and the engagements in which it
had taken part, inscribed upon it in golden letters.
This flag was forwarded to Baton Rouge, and en-
trusted to the care of the regiment by Major Allen,
who read a very eloquent and patriotic letter from
the donors, and also read the reply which was to
be sent in the name of the regiment. Five more

battles were afterward placed upon its stripes.
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CHAP TEE XI

The Spring Campaign — Leave Baton Rouge — Port Iludson again — Fort de
Russy — Red River Country — Alexandria — Departure of the Army for
Shreveport — The Second Division left at Alexandria — Disaster — The
Thirty Eighth embark on the Mittie Stephens — Guerilla Attack — Grand
Eeore.

HE campaign had already opened on the
Red River, with the capture of Port de
Russy by Gen. A. J. Smith ; and a batch
of three hundred prisoners had been sent
to Baton Rouge, and thence to New Or-
leans. The Seventh and Twenty Second
Kentucky Regiments had arrived to garrison the
post ; and the third brigade daily expected orders
to prepare for the field.

On the 21st of March, the ever-welcome face of
the paymaster was seen in camp, the regiment
receiving two months' pay ; and the next day, the
surplus baggage was packed, the campaign coffee
and sugar bags made, the detailed men returned
to their several companies, the cartridge-boxes
filled, and every tiling made ready to start at a
moment's notice. The regiment had become well
accustomed to river-steamers by this time ; and, as

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THE MISSISSIPPI AGAIN. 127

the regimental baggage had been cut down from
its former huge proportions, breaking camp was
now a comparatively easy task, consequently, there
was but little delay after reaching the levee ; and
at noon of the 23d, the transport left Baton Rouge,
and steamed up the river. Much interest was
manifested to see Port Hudson from the river-
side ; and that place, so famous in the annals of
the Thirty Eighth, was reached in time to see the
setting sun cast its rays on the glistening musket
of the Corps d'Al'rique sentinel, who walked his
beat on its ramparts. The regiment had now been
in front of Port Hudson, and to the rear of it, and
on all sides of it, but were never destined to enter
its works.

Leaving the Mississippi, the steamer entered the
Red River, and, on the afternoon of the 24th,
passed Fort de Russy, a grim-looking structure,
but now in the hands of its rightful owners ; while
those two old Mississippi mud-turtles, the Benton
and the Esses, lay silently at anchor, pictures of
war in repose. The country of the Red River
presents a striking contrast to that of the Missis-
sippi. For miles, the traveller sails on, through an
almost unbroken forest, the river taking a new
turn every few yards. Occasionally a clearing

12S TOE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

comes in sight, in the centre of which stands a
dilapidated building, apparently engaged in a per-
petual conflict with the laws of gravitation ; a few-
cattle and long-nosed hogs, and a great many lank
dogs, roam about the apology for a garden ; while
groups of flaxen-headed children peer out of the
doorways. It is the country of the poor whites,
where lahor is considered degrading, where educa-
tion is unknown, and where Northern enterprise
has never penetrated. But the North-western
farmer boys have looked on this rich soil ; the
North-western and the North-eastern lumbermen
have felled the tall trees near the river-bank ; the
mechanics of Massachusetts and New York have
seen the field for improved implements in hus-
bandry and in domestic life ; and ere many years
this distant Southern country will put on a new
life, and be the seat of an educated, industrious
people.

The boat reached Alexandria at midnight, and,
the next morning the regiment disembarked, and
went into camp three miles beyond the city The
place was full of troops, belonging to the Thirteenth
Corps, who had been in Texas, and had marched
up through the Teche country ; the Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Corps, who had captured De Russy ;

BIVOUAC BT THE SUGAR-MILL. 129

the Nineteenth Corps, a portion of whom had been
in the department so long that they had become
fully acclimated ; and one or two brigades of col-
ored troops — mostly Louisianians. The third
brigade of the second division was selected to gar-
rison Alexandria, while the main body of the army
moved up the country toward Shreveport ; and
the Thirty Eighth removed to one of the vacated
camps, falling heir to the stock of boards collected
by the Western men, who were adepts in building
shantees.

April 1, the regiment again broke camp, moving
nearer the centre of the city ; and as Gen. Grover,
of the second division, had command of the post
at Alexandria, and the army having met with but
slight opposition in its march toward Shreveport,
it was thought that the third brigade would go no
further. At Alexandria, in addition to picket, the
regiment did much fatigue duty, — lugging oats,
corn, hard -tack, etc., up the steep banks of the
levee, working nights as well as days. Beside the
white and black soldiers, there was an appendix to
the army at Alexandria, consisting of a body of
gray-coated scouts, natives of this portion of the
country, acquainted with all the by-ways and the
hiding-places of the rebels, who went out and in at

130 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

their pleasure, and who were looked upon rather
uneasily at times by the troops, although confidence
was placed in them by Gen. Banks.

For some days, the reports from the moving
army and navy were all favorable ; the rebels were
in full retreat, abandoning their strongholds, and
falling back upon Shreveport, where they were to
find Gen. Steele in their rear, and the whole trans-
Mississippi country was to fall into the hands of the
Union generals. Suddenly, there was a pause in
the news ; then ominous whispers of disaster ;
finally a full confirmation of the ill-tidings, —
Nims's, the Chicago, and a regular battery taken ;
the newly-mounted infantry regiments defeated
and demoralized ; the Thirteenth corps cut to
pieces, and heavy losses in the Nineteenth ; with
the entire army on the defensive. All thoughts
of summer quarters in Alexandria were at an
end ; and on the 12th, the regiment struck tents,
marched a few miles beyond the town, and em-
barked on board the Mittie Stephens, to join the
army above. The boat steamed on until midnight,
when the low state of the water, and the frequent
turns in the river, rendered it imprudent to go fur-
ther; and a halt was made beside the bank, a
picket being thrown out to guard against guerillas.

ATTACK BY GUERILLAS. 131

Starting at daylight in the morning, the boat pro-
ceeded on her course, without incident until noon,
making rather slow progress against the current.
As usual, when on a transport, the men were scat-
tered about the vessel, making coffee, eating, sleep-
ing, and reading, not a gun loaded, the equipments
and knapsacks piled up promiscuously, and the
officers all in the cabin. Every one felt as secure
as if sailing up Boston Harbor, when suddenly a
gunshot was heard ; and before a minute had
elapsel, a shower of bullets poured into the boat,
rattling against the smoke-pipe, smashing the
cabin- windows, and whistling by the heads of the
astonished men. Taken completely by surprise,
away from their guns and equipments, and no
enemy in sight, for a few moments there was some
confusion ; but the men soon rallied, and poured
several volleys into the woods, although, as the
boat kept on her course, the fire was probably
ineffectual.

Considering that the regiment was fully exposed,
and the enemy perfectly secure in his hiding-place,
the casualties were remarkably few. One man,
sick in the cabin, and lying on a sofa, was instantly
killed, and one officer and two men wounded.
Another attack was expected at the next bend of

132 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

the river, and preparations were made to meet it ;
but nothing further occurred, and, within an hour
or two, the Union pickets were seen on the bank
of the river, and the steamer soon reached Grand
Ecore, where the Nineteenth Army Corps was
encamped. A boat crowded with captured gray-
coats lay in the stream ; and as the Mittie Ste-
phens passed her, the Union men, feeling in bad
humor over the guerilla attack, exulted a little ;
but the rebels shouted back the taunts defiantly,
and pointed up the river.

The brigade being still at Alexandria, the Thirty
Eighth was temporarily assigned to the second
brigade of the third division, commanded by Brig.
Gen. Birge ; and during the two or three days suc-
ceeding, the camp was twice changed again, before
a proper position was found.

CHAPTER XII.

Grand Ecore — What caused the Repulse ? — Retreat through the Pine Woods —
Battle of Cane River — Rear Guard — The Retreat continued — Arrival at
Alexandria.

TJHE greater portion of Gen. Banks's army
was then at Grand Ecore, and busily at
work throwing up breastworks, — the pine
forests furnishing abundant logs for the
purpose, — while the river was crowded
with gun-boats and transports. Of course
the recent battles were the general topics dis-
cussed, and there appeared to be as many opinions
regarding the details as there were soldiers present.
The Western officers and men laid the blame of
the repulse on the Eastern generals ; the infantry
charged it on the cavalry, the artillery on the in-
fantry support ; the navy on the army. But there
were a few general facts on which all the stories
agreed, and which may be stated in the following
order : 1st. The rebels having steadily fallen back
before the advance of the Union army, neither offi-
cers nor men expected a serious opposition until
the works at Shreveport were reached, by which

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134 THE STORY OF TIIE THIRTY EIGHTH.

time it was supposed that Gen. Steele would be
ready to cooperate ; consequently, the advance was
taken by surprise when they found the entire force
of the enemy stopping their path. 2d. A portion
of the cavalry had been but recently mounted ;
and men who were excellent infantry soldiers when
armed with infantry weapons, being obliged to dis-
mount in the woods, found their cavalry equip-
ments a great hindrance. 3d. This imperfect
cavalry, with a few light batteries, and a small
infantry support, was separated by four or five
hours' march from the Nineteenth Corps, with the
cavalry baggage-train well up to the front, and
blocking up the road between. 4th. The Six-
teenth and Seventeenth Corps were not within
supporting distance of the other portion of the
army. These statements were made by scores of
men at the time, and are substantially embodied in
the Adjutant General's reports of the various
Massachusetts' regiments engaged in the expedi-
tion. Although the fall of the water in the Red
River made it necessary to retreat from Grand
Ecore, the repulse at Sabine Cross Roads was
a purely military disaster, — the result of a dis-
position of the forces which invited attack. Others
may apportion the blame, and say who was respon-

NIJIS'S BATTERY. 135

sible for the lives of the men sacrificed in this dis-
astrous campaign ; the failure did not result from
lack of courage in either the Eastern or Western
portions of the army. During the second Red
River expedition, the Army of the Gulf did not
have that confidence in some of its commanders
so essential to success. The troops thought it bad
enough to get the condemned hard-tack of the
Army of the Potomac, without having its con-
demned generals ; and Emory and Weitzel and
Paine and Grover, under Gen. Banks, were con-
sidered competent to lead them to victory as they
had done the year before.

As some relief to the disasters, all concurred in
awarding great honor to Xims's Battery ,which, with
double-shotted guns, mowed down the ranks of
the advancing rebels while their ammunition lasted,
and only attempted to save themselves when their
horses were shot and there was no possibility of
getting their pieces off the field. The Nineteenth
Corps, also, acted as became it, and taught the
enemy, that although repulsed, the Army of the
Gulf was not demoralized ; while the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Corps sustained the reputation
they had acquired under Gen. Grant.

Extensive breastworks were erected at Grand

136 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGIITH.

Ecore, each regiment building opposite its own
line ; so that the whole camp was soon enclosed, in
anticipation of an attack.

Thursday, April 16, a detail of one hundred
men being called for from the regiment, Cos. C,
G, and H, were selected, and sent to guard a trans-
port on her passage down the river ; and the next
day the regiment again changed camp. Biit the
water was rapidly falling ; it began to be whispered
that a large force was collecting on the river below,
to cut off all supplies ; and the news of the de-
feat of Gen. Steele was confirmed. On the 21st,
marching orders were received ; and the entire
army prepared to evacuate Grand Ecore, and
retreat to Alexandria. As a rapid march was ex-
pected, with the probability of having to fight all
the way down, everything superfluous was de-
stroyed, and blankets, overcoats, extra clothing,
and relics went to feed the flames which were
rising in every direction through the pine woods.
Xot a hard-tack box was left for the enemy ; and
their only spoils of war consisted in the well con-
structed line of breastworks surrounding the en-
campment.

The sick men were put on board of transports ;
and at five o'clock in the afternoon, the retreat

EVACUATION OF GRAND ECORE. 137

began, the Nineteenth Corps in advance. Work-
ing its way slowly through the immense wagon-
train, the third brigade took the road through the
pine woods, in which large fires had been built to
guide the men in picking their way among the
stumps. The Thirteenth Corps followed the Nine-
teenth ; and the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Corps,
under the command of Gen. A. J Smith, brought
up the rear. The advance marched till four
o'clock in the morning, through woods and
plains, and then went into camp, having made
over twenty-five miles ; while far in the rear, the
lurid light of burning barns and mills told where
the Western soldiers, thinking of the tortures of
their fifty thousand comrades in the prisons of
Virginia and Carolina, were making war with
ungloved hands.

The march was continued the next day ; and,
in the twenty -four hours after leaving Grand
Ecore, forty miles had been travelled. But the
enemy, who had been exulting over the antici-
pated capture of Gen. Banks and his entire army,
were not disposed to let the prize slip through
their fingers so easily ; and on the morning of
the 23d of April, as the Nineteenth Corps were

marching along the banks of Cane River, near the
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138 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

crossing, the rebels opened with artillery on the
advance. The infantry at once formed in line of
battle, in the road and the adjoining fields, while
the light batteries were sent to the front, followed
by Gen. Banks and staff. After a brisk cannon-
ading with little apparent result, a body of troops,
under command of Gen. Birge, was sent across
the river, — the detachment of the third brigade,
led by Col. Smith, of the One Hundred and
Twenty Eighth New York, being the first to ford
the stream. Climbing up the steep banks, the
brigade entered the woods, and, marching through
a swamp, came in the rear of the enemy, when
the Thirty Eighth was sent forward in advance
to skirmish, and ascertain the position of the
rebels. Moving steadily forward through woods
and across open fields, occasionally receiving a
shot from a concealed enemy, the regiment passed
a narrow stream, skirmished up a thickly wooded
hill, and down its descending slope, till a rail-fence
was reached, bounding a cleared piece of ground,
beyond which was another wooded bluff, showing
signs of rebel occupancy. A halt was made lie-
hind this fence, while the reserve formed in the
rear, and dismounted cavalry was sent into the
woods on the right to reconnoitre. The order

BATTLE OF CANE RIVER. 139

" Forward " soon came ; and the Thirty Eighth,
still deployed, went over the fence, and charged
the hill nnder a heavy fire. Thanks to Gen.
Birge, the regiment was not thrown forward un-
supported. Emerging from the woods, the Thir-
tieth Maine and the One Hundred and Sixty Sec-
ond and the One Hundred and Sixty Fifth New
York followed the skirmishers, in a magnificent
line of battle, charging across the open field and
up the bluff, from which, after a short resistance,
the rebels retreated precipitately, leaving a portion
of their dead and wounded on the ground.

Reforming the lines, and being strongly rein-
forced, the column advanced through the woods
to another opening, with a hill beyond similar to
the one just taken, and where it was expected the
enemy would make a more stubborn resistance ;
but when the charge was made in lines of battle,
with fixed bayonets, no foe was found, and the
road to the river was clear.

That night the regiment encamped near the spot
where it had crossed in the morning ; and glad
enough were the men to unsling the knapsacks
which they had carried all day, and gather around
the camp-fires, to discuss the battle, while they pre-
pared their simple supper.

140 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

The casualties had been comparatively few, the
close ranks of the support furnishing a fairer
target than the skirmish-line. Capt. Julius M.
Lathrop, of Co. I, was mortally wounded, and
died a few days afterward. Capt. Lathrop had
rode in an ambulance the day previous, unable to
march ; but, upon the approach of an engagement,
had taken command of his company, and was lead-
ing his men when he received the fatal shot. The
regiment lost two killed and eight wounded, the
greater part of the wounded men dying during the
summer.

As soon as the enemy was driven off, a pontoon
bridge was thrown across the river, and the wagon-
trains and the batteries passed over. The Nine-
teenth Corps had- continued the march during the
night, followed by the Thirteenth Corps ; and the
next morning the One Hundred and Twenty
Eighth marched on, leaving the Thirty Eighth
with the "Western corps, who had been engaged
with the enemy in the morning, and who reached
the crossing as the rear of the other corps left it.

An immense number of contrabands, of all ages,
sizes, and colors, came in with Gen. Smith, laden
down with bundles, hastily packed up as they
deserted the plantation, and left old massa and

EXODUS FROM BONDAGE. 141

missus to hoe their own corn and bake their own
hoecakes. Some were mounted on mules, and
some had rigged up old mule -carts, and filled
them with bags of clothes, iron pots, and babies.
An artist would have found many subjects worthy
of his pencil in the quaint procession ; and one
group impressed itself very vividly upon the mind
of the present writer. A woman, with an im-
mense bundle on her head, was leading a mule
by a rope-halter, walking with as stately a tread
as did ever Cleopatra. Astride of the mule were
two little children, the foremost one holding on to
a large bundle, the other clasping her companion's
waist. The children were neatly dressed, the long
fringe on their straw hats partially shading their
faces, while their eyes were steadily fixed on their
mother ; and the complexion of the whole party
told of other than African blood.

The appearance of these contrabands reminded
the spectator of the exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt ; for, like the ancient fugitives from slavery,
these modern ones had evidently borrowed largely
from their masters and mistresses, and many a
gay parasol and lace mantle spoke of the man-
sion rather than the cabin. They were illy pre-
pared, however, with such loads, to accompany a

112 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY KIGHTII.

retreating army, closely pursued by its foes ; and,
either by tlie advice or command of some wise
officer, a sifting of their effects took place at the
crossing, and a portion of their burdens was left
behind. The Western boys rigged themselves in
the cast-off bonnets and gowns, and the Sixteenth
and Seventeenth Corps looked like a masquerading
party as they filed across the pontoon.

For some unexplained reason, the Thirty Eighth
was detained to support a battery, until the whole
army had crossed the river, and the pontoon was
taken up, when the battery moved on, and the
regiment followed. Everything now in the rear
was rebel ; and the unfortunate soldier who fell
out had a fair chance of seeing Galveston via
Shreveport. The enemy followed, and had con-
stant skirmishes with the cavalry ; but the infantry
was not again engaged ; and, after three days hard
marching, partly through the pine woods, the regi-
ment entered Alexandria on the afternoon of the
26th, and went into camp near the place from
which it had started fourteen days previously,
finding a large mail awaiting it, much to its
gratification.

CHAPTEE XIII.

The Fleet in Danger — Red River Dammeii — Foraging Expedition — Departure
from Alexandria — Captured Mails — Battle of Mitnsura Plains — Scarcity
of Water — On the Old Road — Reach the Atchafalaya — Engagement in
the Rear.

jjLTHOUGH the army had thus reached
Alexandria in safety, the fleet was still
above the rapids, and there appeared to
be no prospect of the river rising. The
enemy were busily at work on the lower
part of the river, throwing up earthworks ;
and in a short time all communication was cut off,
and several transports captured, one of which con-
tained a large mail sent from Alexandria upon the
arrival of the army at that place.

But there were men in the Nineteenth Corps to
whom obstacles only brought increased energy ;
and the bold project of damming the Red River,
and thereby raising the water to a sufficient height
to float the iron-clads over the rapids, was under-
taken by Lieut.-Col. Bailey of the Fourth Wiscon-
sin Cavalry. Gen. Banks provided a great number
of negroes for this purpose ; and assistance was

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144 THE STOKY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

rendered by details from the several divisions of
the army, which, in the meanwhile, was engaged in
tin-owing up an additional line of breastworks
around Alexandria.

The fatigue duty was very hard at this time ;
for, in addition to the work of intrenching, the
infantry had to unload the greater portion of the
transports, not only of the rations for its own use,
but also of the oats and corn for the cavalry, work-
ing night as well as day, carrying heavy burdens
up the steep banks of the levee, which were made
slippery by the frequent rains. While the infantry
was thus at work, the cavalry was no less ac-
tively engaged in reconnoissances ; and scarcely
a day passed in which wounded men were not
brought into the town.

On the 7th of May, the Thirty Eighth and the
One Hundred and Twenty Eighth New York, ac-
companied by a squadron of cavalry, marched thir-
teen or fourteen miles from Alexandria, as guard
to a wagon-train, which had been sent to procure
forage. Scouts reported a body of the enemy en-
gaged in obstructing the road, and there had been
some skirmishing by the cavalry in the morning ;
so that the order, " Over the levee ! " caused no
surprise. Like a wave rolling up a smooth beach,

THE CAPTURED MAILS. 145

the regiment swept over the embankment in an un-
broken line, and then paused to see what the mat-
ter was ; but no explanation could be given, and
the march was resumed. This incident illustrated
the complete discipline existing in the regiment,
and the promptitude with which orders were
obeyed. In the afternoon, the detachment re-
turned to camp, having marched nearly thirty
miles since morning.

Lieut.-Col. Bailey had succeeded in his difficult
undertaking ; and, on the 9th, the gim-boats float-
ed over the rapids, and arrived at Alexandria.
Preparations were at once made to evacuate the
town, and march to the Mississippi ; and the men
worked night and day, loading the transports with
quartermaster's- stores and ammunition. At two
o'clock, on the morning of the 11th, the regiment
broke camp ; and, with the brigade, began the
march ; but the progress of evacuation was slow,
and it was not until the 14th that the whole army
was fairly on the road. That day, the point was
passed where the enemy had blockaded the river ;
and near their rifle-pits were found the remnants
of the captured mails, the ground being covered
with the envelopes of the sixteen thousand letters
that had fallen into their hands. The postage-

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146 THE SToRY OF THE THIRTY EIUHTH.

stamps, not yet defaced, had been carefully torn
off, as if the captors had a lurking suspicion that
the portrait of Washington was of more intrinsic
value than that of either of the Confederate chiefs.
Although the enemy had abandoned their posi-
tion on the river, they still continued to harass
the retreating army, keeping the cavalry constantly
skirmishing ; and on the afternoon of the loth, the
firing became so rapid, that the army formed in
line of battle several times, with the expectation
of an engagement. At sundown, the musketry in-
creased, accompanied by artillery, and the second
division of the Nineteenth Corps went through the
little town of Marksville on the double-quick, to
the assistance of the cavalry, who were reported to
have been severely handled. The enemy drew off,
however, and the division bivouacked on an open
plain beyond the village. Gen. Grover performed
an act of kindness that night for the regiment,
which was never forgotten. No water could be
found nearer than the village, at least half a mile
distant ; and while the men were debating whether
to hunt for wells in the dark, or to lie down
parched with thirst, the cavalry body-guard of
Gen. Grover rode into the camp, with instructions
from the general to take all the canteens of the

MANSURA PLAINS. 147

Thirty Eighth, fill them, and bring them back ;
which they proceeded to do.

The morning was ushered in by discharges of
artillery at the front ; and the division moved for-
ward in line of battle across the Plains of Man-
sura. In the absence of Col. Sharpe, the com-
mand of the third brigade devolved upon Col.
Smith of the One Hundred and Twenty Eighth
New York ; but that brave officer being disabled,
Lieut.-Col. Richardson, at the approach of an en-
gagement, left the ambulance in which he had
been obliged to perform the greater part of the
march, put himself at the head of the brigade, and
manoeuvred it over the field of battle as coolly,
and with as much skill, as when on the parade-
ground at Camp Kearney, leaving the Thirty
Eighth under the command of Capt. Wyman,
who was never known to flinch in battle.

The advance of the Nineteenth Army Corps
across the Plains of Mansura on the 16th of May,
was the finest military spectacle seen in the De-
partment of the Gulf during the war. The bat-
teries at the front, enveloped in smoke ; the in-
fantry moving steadily up in lines of battle,
division, brigade, and regimental flags easily dis-
tinguished ; the cavalry on the flanks, impatiently

148 THE STOET OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

waiting an opportunity to charge ; with the long
lines of ambulances and wagons in the rear, — all
of which could be taken in at a glance, — stamped
itself on the memory of those present with a viv-
idness never to be forgotten.

As the lines moved forward, the enemy fell back,
his fire gradually slackening, until it finally ceased,
and he retreated by one of the roads branching
off into the interior. The infantry had not come
within musket-shot during this engagement ; and
although the shot and shell from the rebel batter-
ies fell all over the field, — one huge mass of iron
falling a few feet in front of Co. H, — there were no
casualties in the regiment. But the whole corps
suffered severely from the want of water, being
obliged to quench their thirst in mud-holes from
which the hogs had to be driven, and which was
more than lukewarm.

Continuing the march, in the afternoon a belt
of woods was reached, with a clear bayou running
through it, at the sight of which one glad cry broke
from the ranks, and the brigade rushed eagerly to
its banks. A halt was made beside this stream,
until the men had fully quenched their thirst, and
rested ; then emerging from the woods, the old
Semmesport Road came in sight, over which the

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army had marched the year before ; and, as the
regiment passed by the familiar sugar-houses and
plantations, sad memories rushed to the mind, of
comrades who had then shared the toils and pleas-
ures of the march, now done forever with life's
battles.

The army went into camp a mile beyond the
resting-place of the previous year ; and the next
morning, after a march of eight miles reached the
Atchafalaya, where a large number of transports
and gun-boats were collected. Although the enemy
had withdrawn from the front, he still hung in the
rear ; and on the 18th, an engagement took place,
when the enemy were driven back by Gen. Mower,
in command of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Corps, assisted by the cavalry division. The Third
and Sixth Massachusetts Cavalry made several
brilliant charges in the action, did effective service,
and lost a number of men.

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CHAPTER XIV

Cross the Atchafalaya — The Fleet and Army part Company — Morganza — Saw-
mill Expedition — Up the River — Embark for Algiers — Serenade the Lieu-
tenant-colonel — Good-by to Louisiana.

N the 18th, the Nineteenth Corps crossed
the Atchafalaya, near which it remained,
merely changing camp several times, until
Q^ the 20th ; and on the evening of that day,
<£% the entire naval and military force left
Semmesport for the Mississippi. The Six-
teenth and Seventeenth Corps were on the trans-
ports, on their return to the department from
which they had been borrowed ; while the Thir-
teenth and Nineteenth Corps, with the cavalry, were
to continue the march through the country.

At the junction of the Atchafalaya and the Red
Rivers the main army and the navy separated.
The sun was setting as the long procession of
river-boats, gun-boats, and monitors swept around
the bend of the river ; and a feeling of loneliness
fell on the army as it turned inland, and took
the course for the Mississippi.

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SAW-MILL EXPEDITION. 151

The previous year, the country was everywhere
flooded, and the water-mark could now be seen on
the houses and trees ; but the summer of 1864 was
a dry one, and the roads in good condition to
march. At midnight, the army went into camp ;
and the day following reached the banks of the
Mississippi, at Morganza Bend, after one of the
most fatiguing marches the regiment had ever ex-
perienced. After a great deal of manoeuvring on
the evening of the 21st and the forenoon of the
following day, the division finally encamped on the
sandy plain between the new levee and the river,
where it quietly remained, recovering from the
fatigue of the march, until the morning of the
30th, when the third brigade of the second divis-
ion, and a portion of the Thirteenth corps, with
cavalry and artillery, left the camp and took the
road to the Atchafalaya.

The column marched until 10, a. m., halted dur-
ing the heat of the day, and started again at 8 p. m.
As night came on, the road became poor, and
marching difficult ; but no danger was evidently
anticipated by the commanding officer, for the
usual precaution, when in an enemy's country, of
throwing out flankers, was dispensed with. Sud-
denly, from a thickly wooded hill on the left, across

152 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

a bayou, a volley of musketry broke upon the still-
ness of the night, taking effect in the Twenty Sec-
ond Iowa, in advance of the Thirty Eighth. " Am-
bushed ! " was the thought of all, as the ranks
closed up, and formed in line of battle in good
order. A battery sent a shell into the woods from
whence the discharge had come ; but there was no
response ; and, after remaining in line for a short
time, the column moved forward, but had scarcely
started when another volley came from the woods,
this time directed against the regiments in the rear.
The echoes had not died away, when a sheet of
flame flashed along the line of the One Hundred
and Fifty Sixth and One Hundred and Seventy
Fifth, followed by a crashing report.

Nothing more was heard from the enemy ; and
as soon as a bridge was reached, the Thirty Eighth
was sent across the bayou, to act as " flankers."
The darkness could almost be felt ; and as the men
groped their way through the woods, falling into
holes, tumbling over stumps, and occasionally
running into a thorn-tree, with a lurking suspicion
all the time, which was afterward confirmed, that
the main army did not know of their presence
across the stream, and that the accidental discharge
of a rifle would be the signal for a murderous vol-

SAW-:iILL EXPEDITION. 153

ley from their friends, it will not be wondered at
that respect for those in command was, for the time
being, lost, and that officers and men alike were
disgusted at the incompetency shown. It is need-
less to say that Gen. Emory was not with the expe-
dition.

After a mile or two of this stumbling work, the
column halted, it being then midnight, and " bivou-
acked in rear of the stacks." One officer in the
Twenty Second Iowa had been killed, and several
men in the One Hundred and Fifty Sixth and
One Hundred and Seventy Fifth Xew York,
wounded, by the fire of the guerillas ; and it was
reported that a number of the enemy had been
killed by the heavy volley of the two latter regi-
ments. Several parties living near the spot were
arrested, but their fate was never made known.

In the morning, the command retraced its steps,
and marched back, to the resting-place of the day
previous, where it remained during the night, get-
ting the benefit of a summer rain. The next day,
June 1, the expedition again marched toward the
xltchafalaya, and remained in reserve a short dis-
tance from that river while the Seventh Massachu-
setts Battery shelled a saw-mill on the opposite side,
destroying its machinery, and rendering it useless.

154 THE STORY OP THE TIIIUTY EIGHTH.

Another night was spent in the vicinity, and on the
morning of the 2d the command marched back to
camp, glad that the " saw-mill expedition " was
over.

Nothing further transpired until the 6th of the
month, when the paymaster arrived, and the divis-
ion received four months' pay, to its own satisfac-
tion and to the great profit of the sutlers, who
gathered as turkey-buzzards to a feast. With the
exception of several reviews, for the gratification
of travelling generals, the regiment remained in
camp, sending out a picket every day, and drilling
in the morning, until June 19, when it embarked
on the steamer Starlight, and proceeded up the
river as far as Fort Adams, in the State of Mis-
sissippi, the guerillas having made their appearance
in that vicinity. This excursion was a pleasant
one, the regiment bivouacking under the trees on
the bank of the river during the day, and retiring
on board the transport when the mosquitoes be-
came troublesome at night. No enemy being dis-
covered, the troops returned to Morganza on the
21st, and occupied their old camps.

From this time until the 1st of July, about all
the volunteer labor performed by the men con-
sisted in writing the two words " very hot " in'their

LAND AT ALGIERS. 155

diaries, although there was some involuntary work,
such as corps reviews, inspections, etc., with the
thermometer up to 100° in the shade, and the
sand blistering to the feet ; while the picket had a
nightly contest with the mosquitoes, — Louisiana
mosquitoes, be it remembered. On the 1st of July,
the Sixth Massachusetts Cavalry (formerly the
Thirty First Infantry) passed by Morganza in a
transport, on their way home on furlough, having
re-enlisted ; and the Thirtv Eighth formed in line
on the river-bank, and gave them a farewell cheer.
The camp as usual was full of rumors with
regard to future movements ; and one day the
brigade would be going to Texas ; then to New
Orleans to do provost duty ; then they were to be
transformed into marines, and patrol the river on
steamboats ; again, Col. Ingraham had procured a
'' soft thing for the regiment in Washington." On
the 3d of June, however, the brigade, now in-
creased by the addition of the One Hundred and
Seventy Sixth New York, embarked on board of
the City of Memphis, and the next day (July
4), landed at Algiers, and went into camp, where
it remained until the 20th. On the march to Mor-
ganza, for some frivolous pretext, the brigade com-
mander, who was disliked by the entire brigade,

156 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

had put the lieutenant-colonel of the Thirty Eighln
under arrest. The charges were investigated hy a
court-martial, and Lieut.-Col. Richardson was hon-
orably acquitted and restored to his command.
The entire absence, in this officer, of that pomp
assumed by many of the Eastern officers, and which
was seldom found in the Western regiments, to-
gether with his desire to make the duties of the
rank and file as agreeable as was compatible with
good discipline, and his superior military acquire-
ments, had won the attachment of the regiment ;
and, upon his being restored to the command, the
men procured a band, and serenaded him in his
quarters, to which he replied in a neat speech.

The regiment remained at Algiers, trying to
keep cool during the day, and fighting mosqui-
toes at night, until the 20th of July, when it
took passage on the Karnack, with two compa-
nies of the Thirteenth Connecticut, and squads
belonging to other regiments, and, bidding good-by
to the Mississippi, was once more on the blue
water. Fortunate was it for the Thirty Eighth
that no storms disturbed the Atlantic during this
passage, or their history would have had a sudden
termination ; for the vessel on which they em-
barked was old, and had been on the Florida reefs

ON THE TRANSPORT. 157

the previous voyage ; the crew scarcely knew one
rope from another, and their officers knew very
little more ; the troops were packed so close, above
deck and below, that there was barely room to turn
over ; the cooks, even by working all night, could
not supply the men with half rations ; and there
was no protection whatever from the sun or the
rain.

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CHAPTER XV

Arrival at Fortress Monroe — Washington — Georgetown Heights — Monocacy
Junction — Up and down the Valley of the Shenandoah — Battle of
Ope<iuan Creek.

N the eighth day after crossing the bar off
the Mississippi, the ship reached Fortress
Monroe, where Lieut.-Colonel Richardson
received orders to proceed to Washington
immediately. Entering the Potomac, the
men realized that they were no longer on
Louisiana waters ; the hills stretching up from the
river, the hay and grain fields just reaped, and the
scattering farm-houses, being in striking contrast
to the low banks of the Mississippi, with its plan-
tations, its negro cabins, its orange trees, and its
alligators.

The steamer came to anchor off Alexandria ;
and was subsequently towed up to a wharf in
Washington, the regiment remaining on board till
morning, when it landed and marched through
the city to Georgetown Heights. While resting on
the sidewalk in Pennsylvania Avenue, the regi-
ment received a visit from Col. Ingraham, who

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GEORGETOWN HEIGHTS. 159

appeared glad to see the boys, and who must have
been struck with the great change in the appear-
ance of his old command since he had last seen it.

All summer, the troops in Louisiana had been
obliged to drink warm, dirty water, from rivers,
bayous, and mud-holes ; and when, iipon arriving
at Georgetown Heights, two cool, delicioixs springs
were found bubbling out of the rocks, the satisfac-
tion was unbounded, and many men lingered
around them as if attracted by some fairy spell.

The stay in Georgetown was a short one. On
Sunday afternoon, July 31, the regiment broke
camp, and again marched through Washington,
to the Baltimore depot. The closed stores, the
crowd of church-going folks on the sidewalks, and
the absence of vehicles in the streets, told the men
of the Thirty Eighth that they were once more in
a land where the Sabbath was outwardly observed,
at least. A brief extract from a letter written a
day or two after the march through Washington
will give an idea of the interest which the arrival
of troops at that time excited.

" There was an interest and a curiosity

manifested by the citizens never exhibited in New
Orleans. In that city, regiments might march
through the streets from morning till night, and

160 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIOHTH.

no one would think of asking who they were, or
where they came from. In Washington, on the
contrary, the questions put to us were quite nu-
merous. The deep color burnt into our faces by
the Louisiana sun told plainly that we were no
militia men, even if our marching and general
appearance did not show it ; and so the first ques-
tion was, ' What corps do you belong to ? ' ' The
Nineteenth.' ' Oh, Banks's men.' And the in-
quirers generally appeared to be pleased at the
information. A general sxirprise was shown at the
smallness of the regiment ; and one man asked me,
' What company is that ? ' ' Company I ' said I,
' That's the Thirty Eighth Massachusetts regiment?
' Where's the rest of them ? ' 'A good many were
buried in Louisiana.' ' Oh, you belong to the
Nineteenth Corps.' I expected, before we got
through Washington, to be asked what squad we
were."

It must be remembered that the enemy then
threatened Washington by way of Harper's Ferry,
and the arrival of the Nineteenth Corps was a great
relief to their fears, although the regiments ap-
peared small, accustomed as they were to the
arrival of new regiments with full ranks.

After a supper at the " Soldior's Rest," the regi-

UP AXD DOWN THE SHENANDOAH. 161

ment took the cars about eight o'clock, and reached
Monocacy Junction a little before noon the next
day, going into camp in a reaped grain-field, near
the still smoking ruins of the depot, and in the
vicinity of the battle-field of Monocacy, where the
first division of the corps was then in camp.

No movement took place until the 4th of August,
when the cars were again taken, and, in company
with the Third Massachusetts Cavalry, which had
been, dismounted, the regiment rode to Harper's
Ferry, bivouacking for the night on the heights
overlooking the town.

August 6th, the army broke camp, and marched
to Halltown, four miles beyond Harper's Ferry,
where the Thirty Eighth was attached to the first
brigade of the second division, then in command
of Col. Macauley, of the Eleventh Indiana. On
the 10th, the whole force, artillery, cavalry, and
infantry, under Gen. Sheridan, moved forward in
pursuit of the enemy, the cavalry skirmishing with
their rear-guard ; and, on the night of the 12th,
the regiment went into camp a few miles beyond
Middletown, near Cedar Creek.

The men of the Nineteenth Corps, who had been
worn out by the Red River campaign, who had
regained but a small portion of their strength

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102 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

while encamped on the banks of the Mississippi
under the burning sun, and who had been packed
almost as close as slaves on the transports, began
this new campaign under unfavorable circum-
stances. Unlike the level plains of Louisiana, the
marching in this portion of Virginia was over hills
and through valleys, and the summer heat was
still intense ; but the clear, cold springs all through
the valley were a luxury the Thirty Eighth was
unaccustomed to, and men lingered around them,
drinking again and again.

The army remained at Cedar Creek until near
midnight of the 15th, when, in danger of being
flanked by the enemy, the whole command fell
back toward "Winchester, the Thirty Eighth going
into camp at Milltown, where they remained
during the day. The reveille" was beaten at one
o'clock, a. M. of the 17th, and passing through
Winchester, the regiment reached Berryville at
noon, and went into camp.

Thursday, the 18th, opened with a rain-storm ;
but the weather seldom interfered with Gen. Sheri-
dan's operations, and the army still fell back, en-
camping at night in the vicinity of Charlestown,
where the Thirty Eighth remained until the 20th,
when, in pursuance of orders, it changed camp, and

UP AND DOWN THE SHENANDOAH. 163

rejoined the third brigade, which had just arrived
in the Valley under the command of Col. Sharpe.

Sunday, Aug. 21, orders came to pack up; and
the regiment formed in line of battle, stacked arms,
and threw up breastworks, heavy skirmishing going
on at the front ; but, during the evening, again fell
back, passed through Charlestown, and reached
Halltown at one, p.m., of the 23d, going into camp
for the night. During a heavy rain, the next day
the regiment built more breastworks, and then
moved to the left ; but returned on the day follow-
ing, and remained in camp until Sunday, the 28th,
when the army again assumed the offensive, and
advanced to Summit Point, a few miles beyond
Charlestown. While these movements were being
executed, skirmishing between the advance of one
army and the rear of the other was continually
going on, and the cavalry were almost constantly
in the saddle.

On the 3d of September, the army again broke
camp, and marched to Berryville, where a sharp
encounter took place between a portion of the
Eighth Corps and Early's force ; but the enomy
retiring, the engagement did not become genera'.
The third brigade, however, formed in line of bat-
tle, took up a position on a ledge of rocks, and

164 THE STORY OF Till; THIRTY EIGHTH.

remained there all night, sending out two com-
panies as skirmishers. Every one was wet through,
and the wind swept coldly over the ledge.

Sunday, Sept. 4, the regiment was detached
from the brigade, and marched further to the
front, where new breastworks were thrown up, the
rain still continuing ; the enemy, all the while,
shelling the line, and skirmishing constantly going
on. During the next fortnight, but little worthy
of mention transpired, except that the army here
completed a third line of breastworks.

On the 14th, a detail was sent from each com-
pany to procure the blankets belonging to the men
in the regiment, which had been packed at Baton
Rouge previoxts to the Red River campaign, and
which were then supposed to be at Harper's Ferry ;
but upon the arrival of the detail at that place, it
was found that the boxes had been sent to Wash-
ington, and the blankets were not received until
late in October. When the weather permitted,
company, battalion, and brigade drills took place
while the regiment was encamped in this place.

Although Gen. Sheridan kept his own counsels,
he was not deceived in regard to the movements
of Early. At three o'clock, on the morning of the
19th of September, the reveille' was beaten in the

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camps, and the army marched through Beriyville,
the Nineteenth Corps halting beyond, and being-
informed that they would probably fight on that
spot. At this time, heavy cannonading was heard
on the right, and at the front, where the cavalry
was engaged. After halting an hour or two, the
Nineteenth Corps advanced by the flank, passing a
hospital into which great numbers of wounded men
were being brought, who had fallen when the cav-
alry drove the enemy from the woods on each side
of the "Winchester Pike. Passing through a de-
file, the brigade came upon a high table-land, and
formed in line of battle on the edge of a belt of
woods between the opposing forces, the third bri-
gade being at this time on the extreme left of the
Nineteenth Corps, and connecting with the Sixth
Corps. Each regiment sent out skirmishers, who
advanced into the woods, followed by the brigade
in line of battle ; and emerging on to an open
plain, which was crossed at a rapid pace, the
enemy were encountered in the woods beyond, and
the battle became hot.

The brigade had ad -anccd too fast, leaving its
right flank exposed ; and, unable to withstand the
heavy fire concentrated upon it, the Thirty Eighth
fell back, having lost many officers and men. At

166 THE STOUT OF THK THIRTY KKJIITM.

one time, the battle-ilag was within a few yards of
the banner of a rebel regiment, and its capture
seemed imminent ; but color-sergeant Lunt, sup-
ported by color-corporal Abbot, bravely carried it
through. Col. Sharpe and Lieut.-Col. Richardson
had been wounded ; and the command of the bri-
gade devolved upon Lieut.-Col. Neafie, of the One
Hundred and Fifty Sixth New York, Maj. Allen
taking command of the Thirty Eighth.

The regiment, as usual, had gone into battle
with few officers. Lieuts. Whitney and Davis, and
Sergt. Palmer, in command of companies, had been
shot down, with many warrant officers, and many
men ; and in the retreat, owing to this fact, and to
the nature of the ground, the regiment became
separated from the brigade, which had been par-
tially broken up by the impetuosity of the first
charge. The men, however, rallied around the
colors ; and, under the lead of Major Allen and
Adjutant Wellington, again sought the front of the
fight.

After a desperate struggle, the enemy broke ;
and, having formed his army in three crescent-
shaped lines of buttle, Gen Sheridan gave the order,
"Forward!" Before that victorious charge, the
veterans of Stonewall Jackson fled in confusion.

THE VICTORY OF THE OPEQUAN. 167

the whole rebel force went " whirling through
Winchester," and the Union army remained in
possession of the hard-fonght field.

The cavalry followed the retreating enemy, and
gathered up the spoils of the victory ; but the
infantry went into camp on the outskirts of "Win-
chester, and rested from the labor and excitement
of the day, while the great news was silently speed-
ing its way North to electrify and gladden the loyal
hearts of the country. The Talley of the Shenan-
doah was no longer to recall memories of defeat
and humiliation alone.

The loss in the regiment had been eight killed,
thirty-eight wounded, eight prisoners, and one
missing. A number afterward died from the
effects of the wounds received ; but those cap-
tured were remarkably fortunate, the majority of
them being paroled in a few days, and sent to
Annapolis.

CHAP TEE XVI.

The Pursuit — Congratulatory Order — Fisher's Hill — Gen. Emory — Mount
Jackson — Mount Crawford — Cedar Creek — Build Breastworks — Sur-
prise — Battle of Cedar Creek — Fall back to Kearnstown — Mui-tinsburg —
Thanksgiving.

i/^ff HE battle was won, and now came the pur-
suit. Col. McCauley assumed the com-
mand of the third brigade, which broke
camp at daylight of the 20th, and began the
march up the Valley, reaching Strasburg
in the evening. The next day, congratu-
latory orders from the President and Gen. Grant
were read to the troops ; and in the afternoon, the
regiment changed :amp, and took a new position
on the hills overlooking Strasburg. The enemy
were strongly entrenched on Fisher's hill, in a po-
sition considered almost impregnable ; but they
were not allowed to remain in undisturbed pus-
session long. At daylight, on the 22d, the Nine-
teenth Corps moved up in front, and constructed
breastworks, driving in the rebel skirmishers from
their rifle-pits. The Eighth Corps, passing up the
north side of the mountain, took the enemy com-

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FISHEK*S HILL. 169

pletely by surprise, while the Nineteenth Cor] is
charging in front, in three lines of battle, cheered
on by Sheridan, drove tlieni in confusion from
their strongholds. It was near night, when the
rebels fled ; and the pursuit was "kept up till morn-
ing, when Woodstock was reached.

In the heat of the pursuit, the advance forces
were fired into by an ambush, and one man in-
stantly killed. Some confusion ensuing, Gen.
Emory rode up, and inquired what regiment it
was. ••Thirty Eighth," was the reply "Just the
regiment I want," said the old veteran ; and he
immediately formed the regiment in line of bat-
tle across the pike.

Soon after, it was sent forward to skirmish, and
marched in that manner during the night, reach-
ing Woodstock in the morning, and remained there
till noon. Continuing the march, the brigade went
into camp at night beyond the beautiful little town
of Edenburg. The nest day's march (in column
by brigade) was a fatiguing one, the Nineteenth
Corps being obliged to make a flank movement at
Mount Jackson, to drive the rebels from a thickly
wooded hill beyond the Shenandoah River ; and
upon going into camp beyond Newmarket, the rear-
guard of the retreating enemy was in sight.
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170 TIIE STORT OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

On Sunday, 25th, the brigade reached Harrison-
burg, which was then full of wounded rebels, and
remained quietly in camp until the 29th, when the
Nineteenth Corps and one division of the Sixth
Corps marched to Mount Crawford to support a
cavalry movement, the Thirty Eighth acting as
flankers, and being detailed at night as picket.
The next day, the entire force moved back to Har-
risonburg, having destroyed a great number of
barns and mills.

During this march up the Valley, rations were
often short, the supply-trains not being able to
keep up ; and the army was obliged to live partly
on the country. The fine apples were especially
prized after the long abstinence from vegetables
and fruit ; and the premium sheep afforded rich
repasts to the hungry boys, who seldom stopped to
inquire whether they were of the long or short
wool species. Indeed, some of the city boys of the
Thirty Eighth were not adepts in agricultural mat-
ters, or one of them would not have approached a
" lord of the herd " with a coaxing " So, mooly ;
so, mooly," his dipper carefully concealed behind
him.

Remaining at Harrisonburg until Oct. 6th, on
that day the regiment marched to Newmarket,

BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEK. 171

making eighteen miles, and, on the day following,
had a still harder march of twenty-two miles. Still
falling back, on the 8th Flint Hill was reached,
where there was much suffering from the cold. On
the 10th, after hearing orders from Gen. Sheridan,
announcing a largo capture of artillery, wagons,
ambulances, and prisoners from Early, the army
moved back to Cedar Creek, and again constructed
breastworks. An engagement took place on the
14th, between a brigade of the Eighth Corps and
a portion of Early's troops, in which the Thirty
Fourth Massachusetts lost heavily, Col. Wells, in
command of the brigade, being killed.

On the evening of the 18th, the third brigade
received orders to be in readiness in the morning
for a reconnoissance, and were in line before day-
light for that purpose, when a sudden crash of
musketry on the left, where the Eighth Corps were
encamped, gave intimation of an attack. The
brigade was ordered to the breastworks immedi-
ately, and men sent forward to the creek, at the
base of the hill, to give notice of the approach of
the enemy- No attack was made in front ; but,
on the left, having flanked the Eighth Corps, and
driven it back in confusion, the rebels fell upon
the Nineteenth, of which the third brigade of the

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second division was the extreme left, the Thirty
Eighth being on the right of the brigade. Exposei.1
to a severe cross-fire, the brigade-commander, Col
McCauley, being wounded, and the victorious rebels
sweeping all before them, the regiment fell back,
passed through the camp, and joined in the re-
treat. At this time the battle seemed lost, and all
the manoeuvring in the Valley for the past two
months thrown away ; but the enemy failed to fol-
low up his advantage promptly ; and the Union
army, recovering from the confusion into which it
had been thrown by the suddenness of the attack,
reformed its scattered ranks, and disputed the fur-
ther advance of the rebels, when the arrival of
Gen. Sheridan on the ground at noon, put a new
face upon matters. The army was no longer
without a leader. A temporary breastwork of
rails was thrown up, behind which the rebel ad-
vance was awaited; and, as they drew near, a ter-
rific volley of musketry staggered and repulsed
them. The tide was turning. Riding over the
field, showing himself to every regiment, and every-
where received with enthusiasm, the presence of a
master-spirit was at once felt; and when the proper
time came, and the order was aiven to charge,
the army advanced with a power that crushed all

SHERIDAN'S RIDE. 173

resistance. The cavalry dashed into the broken
ranks of the fleeing enemy, capturing them by
hundreds, while the infantry pressed on eagerly
toward the camps they had left in the morning
In this final charge, for almost the first time in its
history, the regiment was in the second line of
battle.

Back over the battle-ground where they had tri-
umphed all day, over the Union breastworks, and
beyond Cedar Creek, in one confused mass, the
discomfited rebels fled, abandoning guns, wagons,
rations, and even the plunder of the Union camps ;
while the victors took possession of their recovered
quarters.

" Up from the south at break of day,
Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay,
The affrighted air with a shudder bore,
Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door,
The terrible grumble and rumble and roar,
Telling the battle was on once more,
And Sheridan twenty miles away.

" And wilder still those billows of war
Thundered along the horizon's bar,
And louder yet into Winchester rolled
The roar of that red sea uncontrolled,
Making the blood of the listener cold,
As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray
And Sheridan twenty miles away.

" But there is a road from Winchester town —
A good, broad highway leading down ;
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174 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

And there, through the flush of the morning light,

A steed, black as the steeds of night,

Was seen to pass as with eagle flight.

As if he knew the terrible need,

He stretched away with his utmost speed :

Hill rose and fell ; but his heart was gay,

With Sheridan fifteen miles awray.

" Still sprung from those swift hooff, thundering south,
The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth,
Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster,
Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster.
The heart of the steed and the heart of the master
Were beating like prisoners assaulting their walls,
Impatient to be where the battle-field calls :
Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play,
With Sheridan only ten miles away.

" Under his spurning feet, the road,
Like a narrow Alpine river, flowed;
And the landscape sped away behind,
Like an ocean fh'ing before the wind ;
And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire,
Swept on, with his wild eyes full of fire ;
But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire, —
He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring fray,
With Sheridan only five miles away.

" The first that the General saw were the groups
Of stragglers, and then the retreating troops.
What was done — what to do — a glance told him both ;
Then striking his spurs with a terrible oath,
He dashed down the line 'mid a storm of huzzas,
And the wave of retreat checked its course there because
The sight of the master compelled it to pause.
With foam and with dust the black charger was gray;
By the flash of his eye, and his red nostril's play,
He seemed to the whole great army to say :
1 1 have brought you Sheridan all the way
From Winchester down to save the day ! '

* Hurrah, hurrah for Sheridan !
Hurrah, hurrah, for horse and man !

CONGRATULATORY ORDERS. 175

And when their statues are placed on high,
Under the dome of the Union sky, —
The American soldier's Temple of Fame, —
There, with the glorious General's name,
Be it said, in letters both bold and bright:
' Here is the steed that saved the day,
By carrying Sheridan into the fight,
From Winchester, — twenty miles away!'"

The men bad lost everything not on their per-
sons, — clothing, blankets, likenesses of friends,
letters, journals of the two years' service, and me-
mentos of the Louisiana campaigns ; and, worse
than all, over thirty of their comrades were on their
way to torture and starvation in Salisbury or the
Libby. Leaving the cavalry to pursue the flying
enemy, the infantry, cold and hungry, bivouacked
for the night on their old camp-grounds. In the
morning, the army moved two miles toward Stras-
burg, and remained there until the 21st, when the
second division returned to Cedar Creek.

Congratulatory orders Irom the President to
Gen. Sheridan were read to the troops on the
24th ; and, on the 26th, the ever-welcome face of
the paymaster appeared in camp. The Cambridge
companies were gratified, on the 30th, by a visit
from Mr. Wellington, who, as usual, brought many
articles for the comfort of the men. "With the
exception of a corps review by Gens. Sheridan,

176 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Wright, Cook, and Emory, on the 7th of Novem-
ber, nothing of importance transpired until the
9th, when the army foil back to Kearnstown, and
went into quarters between that village and Win-
chester (Camp Russell), where heavy breastworks
were thrown up. The enemy had not yet left the
Yalley. On the evening of the 10th, the wagons
were packed in anticipation of an attack ; and
there was lively skirmishing at the front during
the next day ; but, the enemy did not appear in
force, and Powell's cavalry by a bold dash, made
a large capture of prisoners and munitions of war.

Monday afternoon, Nov. 14, tho. regiment broke
camp, and marched to Winchester ; and, on the
following morning started for Martinsburg, as
guard to a supply-train, making the entire dis-
tance, twenty-two miles, before night. Leaving
Martinsburg on the 19th, the regiment returned to
camp near Winchester, and resumed camp duties.

The picket duty at Camp Russell was very se-
vere, especially as the weather grow cold. No
fires were allowed at night ; a vidotte was thrown
out from every post ; and, at daybreak, the picket-
line deployed, and remained so until sunrise. At
the same time, every regiment stood in line-of-battle
behind the breastworks.

THANKSGIVING. 177

Thanksgiving Day, the regiment received a por-
tion of the poultry sent from the North for the
soldiers ; and, by clubbing together, nearly all the
messes had a tolerable soup. A real Thanksgiving,
however, arrived from Cambridge on the 27th ;
and then Cos. A, B, and F had turkeys and chick-
ens and pudding's in abundance. If the kind
friends at home could have looked into those little
tents at Camp Russell, at that time, they would
have considered themselves repaid for all their
trouble.

CHAPTER XVII

preparations for Winter — Log-huts — Break Camp -- Winchester — Provost
Duty — Baltimore — The Stables — Visit of Kev Dr. Ware — Extracts
fi'im Letters.

i REPARATIONS now began to be made
for passing the winter at Camp Russell.
The shelter-tents afforded poor protection
against the snow-storms, which were be-
coming frequent, and boards were scarce ;
so, in every camp, log-villages arose, many
of them far neater in appearance than the tene-
ments in which families of poor whites had been
reared on the banks of the Red River.

The regiment was putting up its last row of
huts, when a sudden stop was put to all further
work, by the reception, on the afternoon of the
2'Jth, of marching orders ; and before daylight
the next morning, in the midst of a driving storm,
the third brigade broke camp, and marched to
Winchester, where the Thirty Eighth was selected
to do provost duty, and quartered in deserted
buildings in the vicinity of the Court House. A

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AVIXCHESTER. 179

portion of the duty here consisted in guarding
the rebel prisoners brought in by the cavalry,
and in taking squads of them to Harper's Ferry.

The people in Winchester, and all through the
Valley, were bitter foes to the Union, giving con-
stant information to the enemy of all military
movements ; and many of the prominent citizens
had been sent to Fort Henry, in Baltimore. The
women adhered to the Confederate cause with a
tenacity that could not but win respect, and daily
brought baskets of food to the captured rebels.
One day. it was the duty of the writer to notify
the citizens to have the snow taken off their side-
walks within a certain specified time, — not a very
pleasant task considering that the majority of the
houses were tenanted by females. Pome quietly
said it should be done ; others were not so tracta-
ble. One fair dame said, in a rich Virginia ac-
cent, that we had taken all the men off, and that
she would see us " durn d " before she'd shovel
snow : she'd " go to the gurd-house first." For-
tunately, a " right smart rain " that night did the
work, and saved the dignity of the fair ones.

The provost duty at Winchester was of short
duration. Marching orders were received on the
5th of January ; and before daylight the nest

180 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

morning, the regiment was groping its way
through the silent streets to the outskirts of the
town, where it awaited the arrival of the brigade,
under command of Lieut.-Col. Richardson, who
had recovered from his wound, and returned to
duty a few days previously.

The railroad terminated at Stephenson's station,
five miles from Winchester, and upon reaching
that place, the brigade was obliged to wait several
hours in a cold rain-storm while the train was
made up, when, packed close in cattle-cars and on
them, the division again brought together, rode to
Baltimore, reaching that city on the morning of
the 7th. The journey had been an uncomfortable
one, those on the outside being exposed all night
to the storm, while the men were packed so close
inside that holes had to be cut in the cars to let in
fresh air.

Upon arriving at Baltimore, the division quar-
tered in the cavalry stables at Camp Carroll, near
the old camp, Emory, from which the regiment
had departed over two years before. The weather
was cold, the boards were partly off the buildings,
and the only way to keep comfortable was by
building large fires in the centre of the stable, the
smoke from which found its wav in time through

VISIT OF DE. WARE. 181

the crevices in the roof. The Twenty Second
Iowa occupied one side of the stable ; and when
the two regiments were frying pork over dozens of
fires up and down the length of the building, it
required strong lungs to stand the smoke and
smell. Nevertheless, one Boston lady, Mrs. James
H. Norris, an agent of the Christian Commission,
learning that a Massachusetts regiment was in
Baltimore, found it out, braved the unpleasant
surroundings, and delivered mittens, socks, needle-
books, etc., not only to those who needed them in
the Thirty Eighth, but also to the Iowa boys.
The regiment also had the pleasure of a visit
from an old friend, the Rev. Dr. Ware, formerly
of Cambridge, then pastor of a church in Balti-
more, who had once made a visit to Camp Emory,
and who now came loaded with packages of to-
bacco, stationery, and other articles acceptable to
soldiers who had been months withoxit pay. The
doctor distributed his treasures not only to the
Thirty Eighth, but to the Iowa boys on the oppo-
site side of the stable. Dr. Ware repeated his
visit, and gave an account of the impressions he
received in two letters to the " Cambridge Chron-
icle," which were perused with much pleasure by
the men of the Thirty Eighth.

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1is2 THE STORY OF THE TIIIKTY EIGHTH.

The following extracts from these interesting
letters will give the reader a view of the regiment
from the " outside " : —

"" " It was a clear, cold Sunday, — a day like the finest

of our New England winter days, and a walk of some three
miles brought me to the camp. What memories it awoke !
Not three years ago, close by, lay encamped the Thirty Eighth,
on the crest of a hill, surrounded by other regiments of the
same brigade. Everything about war was new then, and I
well remember how clean and neat the whole camp was, and
with what pains every man rubbed his buttons, and blacked
his boots, and brushed his coat, and kept bis gun.

" I remember, too, the admirable drills, the perfect dress-
parade, in such marked contrast with all the regiments about.
I remember a brigade review, in which I stood a delighted
listener to the praises heaped upon the Thirty Eighth, by New
York officers not on duty. The last time I saw Col. Rod-
man — the friend of many years, who fell before Port Hud-
son— was there at evening parade. I see his fine form before
me now. I recall his pride in the appearance of his men, —
how we lingered and chatted after the parade was over, — how
we parted at the camp lines, — neither he, nor many others
then there in life and hope, to come back to their homes
again.

" All this and more was in my mind as I walked up and

down the camp of thousand men, asking for the Mass.

Thirty Eighth in vain. Chancing to remember that regimental
numbers are not apt to be known beyond the regiment, I
asked for the Third brigade, and at last was told that in a cer-

EXTRACTS FRCOI LETTERS. 18S

tain long barn I should find the Thirty Eighth, on the right
hand side, — the left being occupied by some other regiment.
I remembered the stable as belonging to the cavalry of Emory's
brigade two years and a half aaro. It was made of rough
boards, which probably never had matched, and the wind and
wet, the cold and heat of the months since had not drawn
them any more closely together. As I entered, the sight was
one of which those at home can form no conception. All
down the long centre of the building, at company intervals,
were circular piles of logs, around which men were grouped
as thick as they could sit, some chatting, some singing, some
eating, some silent. On either side were others taking their
stfpper, sitting or lying on the ground, or writing letters ; while
in grand promiscuousness, blankets, cups, plates, knajisacks lay
about everywhere. You could scarcely keep your eyes open
for the smoke, which these old campaigners did not seem to
notice. And here was what was left of the Thirty Eighth, —
not spruce and nice as when I last saw them, but thinned by
battle and disease, four hundred and seventy out of a thou-
sand, — and now, just from a journey of fearful exposure and
cold, bearing signs of the life they had led since we parted.

'• I recognized some ; more recognized me, and I

hope they enjoyed the meeting as much as I did. How I
wished the home folk could be there ! It would have made
their hearts ache a little to see how without the shadow of a
comfort these men were, while they would have glowed with
pride at the genuine, uncomplaining manhood before them.
They had supposed themselves fixed for the winter. Orders
had been sent commanders to see the men properly housed.
Things were settling down into the inactivity of the cold

184 THE STOKT OF THK TIIIKTY EIGHTH.

season. The Thirty Eighth was doing provost duty in Win-
chester, when Thursday evening orders came to march at six
the next morning.

,; It was a day of cold and rain and wind. That day, that
night, into the next forenoon, in baggage, on platform, in un-
cleaned cattle-cars — on them as well — this division jour-
neyed. We have had no such cold hereabout this winter —
some were frost-bitten, but none seriously. Saturday noon
found them at ' Camp Carroll,' — the old summer residence of
Charles Carroll — weary, cold, and hungry, with bare shelter
from the winds, and such straw for bed as any individual for-
aging would supply. And yet they spoke of the comfortable
quarters ! I pulled my coat about my ears as the wind whistled
by, — I looked out through the chasms in the barrack sides at
the clear, cold moonshine, — I looked up at the dense smoke
hiding the roof, — I looked around at men's faces as the camp-
fires lighted them up, — and I wished again that the men and
women at home might see and hear these men, and be glad as I
was in their devotion, and learn, as I did, something from their
cheerful endurance. It gave me the old feeling of shame that
I was not with them in body as well as in heart, and my citi-
zen's dress seemed to me as a badge of disgrace, while the con-
trast between the scene before me and the comforts I came
from, and should return to, was painful indeed. It is a good
gift of God that the soldier can be so content in his lot, — as
we said, — ' asking no questions of the future, but taking the
present as it comes.'

" I went in and out all over that camp, and I saw much the
same thing repeated everywhere. A happier, more contented
set of men you would not find. Bound they knew not where,

EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. 185

■ — I wished that I did not, — the one desire seemed to be to
get this thing through that they might be at home again. As I
threaded my way out, I heard one man, sitting by the fire, say,
in half soliloquy, ' Who would think this was Sunday night ! '- —
' Little enough like the old Sunday nights at home ' I said in
passing : and I walked out into the night, and by the chal-
lenges of the guard, and over the fields, and looked back at the
camp and down upon the great city, and heard the evening bells,
and knew how well-dressed, comfortable people would soon be
gathered to their worship, little imagining what Sunday night
was to those who suffer peril, privation, absence from home,
and all civil pleasure and privilege, that the}- might enjoy
churches and home in quiet. I doubt not there was in the
camp, that night, as hearty service in many a heart as in the
city cathedral, chapel, or church.

" On Monday, 9th, I again made my way to their camp. If
you had my eyes, you could realize better than you can with
the help of my pen, how the inexorable laws of military rank
showed themselves in the matter of the different head-quarters.
The division commander and his staff were in the mansion-
house of the ever-venerable Charles Carroll, outside the lines.
The brigade commander and his staff were in a two-story build-
ing, no way near as good as my old barn ; the staff and line of
the regiment were in a similar building, but they seemed to have
about as much room for all of them as the brigade-commander
had to himself. Even in such details, in a casual camp, you
are impressed with the difference that a little priority in rank
makes. And now from regimental quarters, even to company
quarters, from the tight walls and roof of the barrack to the
gaping sides and roof of the stable, from the comfortable stove,
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18G THE STORY OF THE THIRT1' EIGHTH.

though its nose be thrust out of a window, to the fires of logs
all up and down the sitting, dining, sleeping room — all in one
— of our friends of ' the rank and file,' — the contrast is very
great — yes, painful ; none the less so because the men bear it
so well. Speaking to the officers of the state of things, more
than one said he had tried to go through the smoke, and had
given it up.

"Tuesday came. During the night had come up one of
those rains for which this latitude is a little too famous. There
is no half-way about them. I had waked, more than once,
and thought of the poor fellows out there in the camp in the
mud, — for this stable of theirs had no floor to it, and was on
the slope of the hill. As soon as I could, I pulled on my cav-
alry boots, and in the old ' Reserve Guard ' overcoat, minus
the buttons of brass, made my way to the city, and filling a
carpet-bag with chewing and smoking tobacco, newspapers, pic-
torial papers, dominoes, and various kinds of puzzles, started
for camp. I found the stable more comfortable than I had
feared, and distributed my treasures to eager hands and thank-
ful lips, and, I think, hearts. It was a real pleasure to see the
pipes filled, the quid rolled on the tongue, and men here and
there settling themselves to their papers and games. The
Twenty Second Iowa, on the other side of the stable, came in
for a share, and as I heard one of them say over my shoulder,
' That bag holds out like the widow's cruse,' I could not help
wishing it did, and not one of those eight thousand men — the
number is not contraband now — but should have had some-
thing to comfort him that comfortless day.

" Crossing the camp, I met, ankle deep in mud, Lieut. Davis,
whom I last saw in hospital, just from home, looking exceed-

EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. 187

ingly nice, but not quite well enough for such rough weather
and work. Lieut. Whitney, whom I had also seen while here
wounded, I was sorry to hear had been discharged. He is
well spoken of by every one, and the last thing he said to me
was that he hoped to get back to his regiment before it was all
over. I think government is a ' little rough ' upon the men
she can no longer use. It is a poor way, it is a mean way of
reducing expenses, if that is the object. A man is something
after all, even in such a crisis as this, and a man, scarred and
disabled, should be ' tenderly cared for.' No government can
afford to be without a heart !

" On "Wednesday the weather was clear and cooler, and though
the chances were that camp would be broken up, one brigade
having marched in the rain the day previous, 1 again took my
bag, filled with paper, envelopes, pencils, and newspapers, and
found our friends still in their old quarters. From inquiry I
had learned they were in need of these things, but when I
had satisfied their demands, I had still ' a few more left'
Coming up to a squad of Iowa men, I said, ' Any of you here
would like some paper?' Not a word in reply. Every man
seemed stolid and dumb. They sat about their logs, and
looked in the fire. At last one, somewhat hesitatingly, got
up, and put his hand in his pocket and drew out two or three
pieces of ' fractional currency,' and said, ' I should like a lit-
tle, but I don't know as I have money enough to pay for it.'
' My friend,' said I, ' you haven't money enough to pay for it.
That isn't what I am at. If you want paper, take it and wel-
come.' You should have seen the change, — up sprung those
stolid, dumb men : ' I should like a sheet of paper, if you
please, sir.' ' Can you spare me an envelope ? ' ' Thank you,

188 THE STORV OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

sir.' ' I should like a pencil.' I was the centre of eager men.
You should have seen those hands stretched from all sides
toward me, — hands grimed with dirt, but honest, and hearty,
and loyal hands, that had been cla?ped in agony by dear ones
far away, hands that had toiled for the dear country God has
given us, — hands, dirty, indeed, but there was an expression
in their fingers and palms as they eagerly waited for their
turn, such as I never detected in the unsoiled, delicate hand
of which some men as well as some women are foolishly vain.
The same thing struck me that always does in hospital and
camp, — a certain reserve and modesty. They asked for one
or two sheets, or envelopes, but almost invariably replied to
my inquiry, if that was really all they wanted, that they would
like more if I had them to spare. Before I left, I saw many
' writing home.' As I finished, one man came up to me and
said, ' Have you any more of the puzzles you had yesterday ? '
and I was sorry I had not. Thinking the brigade must leave
before I could come out, as rations again for fifteen days had
been served, I said ' Good-by ' and ' God bless you,' express-
ing the hope that I might find out when they sailed, and give
them one good, hearty Massachusetts cheer.

" Sitting with the men on the knapsacks they piled for me,
I felt that I came to know something of them, and in some
sort as if I were a link between them and the home we all
alike love. I found them a little inclined to be thoughtful, not
gloomy at all, but they had been disappointed in finding them-
selves ordered on active duty just at the time that furloughs
were being granted and they were feeling sure of reaching
home. Some had not seen home since the day of that march
from Camp Cameron, which none will forget. I think that

EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS. 189

being here so long and inactive increased the feeling, and it
would not surprise me if a little homesickness lurked under-
neath. Their destination was a thing of uncertainty. They
hoped not Petersburg, — many desired Louisiana ; but as soon
as the rations were given they said, ' You can't long keep things
from an old soldier, — this means Wilmington or Savannah.'
The leading topic seemed the coming home again in August.

" One would have supposed these men would stand in need
of some of that aid we are so anxious at all times to give.
What was my surprise to find them packing up their super-
fluous baggage to send home ! They looked like men in very
light marching order, but I believe a soldier has always some-
thing he can do without. I was sorry to find they had not
been paid recently. How unjust this seems ! I was glad to
hear them praise Sheridan ; and glad, Mr. Editor, of another
thing, — to hear them put Massachusetts first, and then Cam-
bridge a little ahead of her ! Didn't I join hands with them
there ? If you at home love the old city as well as we whose
various duties call us away, and will keep her up not merely
to what she has been, but to what she can be, we will do all
we can to prove ourselves citizens of no mean city, of whose
doings she need not be ashamed.

" Before this stands in type they may have again looked
upon the battle glare ; they may have tasted reverse ; they
may have won some new honor to their flag, new laurels to
themselves ; they may have written their names among the
immortal band whose fidelity and courage shall ensure that
redemption of the country to which we are ' marching on ! ' "

CHAPTER XVIII.

Departure from Baltimore — Arrival at Savannah -Desolation of the City —
Sherman begins his March through the Carolinas — Conflagration — Gen.
GroYer in Command of the Post — Music in the Park — Marching Orders.

,^^f HE third brigade left Camp Carroll, Jan.
IS th, and, marching through the streets of
Baltimore, — its citizens not scowling at
the troops as they did two years before, —
took transports at the wharves, the Thirty
V Eighth embarking on the Oriental, in com-
pany with the One Hundred and Seventy Fifth and
One Hundred and Seventy Sixth New York.

As usual, there were no cooking facilities ; but
the men had brought excellent appetites from the
Shenandoah Valley, and two men found no diffi-
culty in eating a raw ham in the eight days' pas-
sage. Stores were taken on board at Fortress
Monroe, and, at three o'clock, p. m., of the 15th,
the steamer took her departure for the South, ar-
riving at the mouth of the Savannah River on the
19th, where she remained waiting for a pilot until
the 2:M.

No large ship hail been up the main channel,

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UP AXD DOAVX THE SHEXAXDOAH. 191

through the obstructions, since the occupation of
Savannah by Gen. Sherman ; and the undertaking
was a delicate one. The men of the three re<n-
ments crowded the rigging and the deck, barely
giving the pilot a chance to see his course ; but
had it been generally known that there were
seventeen torpedoes still in the harbor, between
the anchorage and the city, curiosity might not
have been so active.

The passage of the obstructions was successfully
made, and the city reached before dark. The
warehouses, the wharves, and the few citizens
seen, all had a decayed, broken-down look ; and
the fog hanging over the river added to the gloom-
iness of the scene. On the Mississippi and in the
Shenandoah Valley, the men of the Thirty Eighth
had seen the destruction produced by actual con-
flict, where the shot and shell had whirled through
the air, and plunged into storehouse and dwelling :
here, they saw the effects of war on the prosperity
of a thriving commercial city, which had seen no
battle horrors, but which had been shut up within
itself, to live on its own resources.

The regiment remained on board until morning,
and then went into quarters in a warehouse on
Bay Street, where it remained until the 26th, the

192 THE STORT OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

weather still being cool enough to make ice at
night. At this time, Savannah presented a scene
of desolation sad to behold, even in an enemy's
country. Pools of green, stagnant water stood in
the principal streets; the beautiful squares had
been stripped of their railings and fences to build
the shanties of Sherman's troops, who were en-
camped all through the city ; the houses, as well
as the stores, were shut up, and apparently tenant-
less ; the broad avenues were deserted, except by
passing soldiers, who vainly tried to fathom the
mystery of the closed blinds, wondering if this
were not one of the charmed cities pictured by
Eastern story-tellers; and a green mould, begin-
ning at the basement, seemed to be creeping up
the sides of the houses.

Early Thursday morning, the 2 (3th, the regiment
left its quarters in Bay Street, and inarched to the
outskirts of the town, halting on the edge of a
swamp, where the collection of dead mules and
horses only awaited the rays of the summer sun
to breed pestilence and death. At first, it was
supposed that the halt in this, the most dismal-
looking place to be found in the vicinity of
Savannah, was to be only a temporary one ; but, to
the intense disgust of officers and men, orders were

THE ARSENAL ON I'lKE. 193

received to lay out a camp. However, as Sher-
man's troops were breaking camp to begin their
famous march through the Carolinas, boards were
plenty ; and, in a few days, the regiment was more
comfortably housed than 'it had yet been ; while
the mules and horses were buried, the company
streets graded, and every precaution taken to make
the camp healthy.

Sherman's army, after leaving Savannah, were
obstructed iu their march by the flooding of the
low lands ; and it was still uncertain whether
Hardee and Beauregard would permit him to
sweep through the country unopposed. Conse-
quently, some commotion existed in the camps
of the second division of the Nineteenth Corps,
when a sudden explosion of shells took place at
midnight on the 27th. At first, it was thought by
some, that Sherman had been forced back ; but
the church-bells beginning to ring, and the explo-
sions becoming more rapid, the fact soon became
apparent that the arsenal in which the rebel am-
munition had been stored was on fire. A detach-
ment from the regiment was sent for, and, under
direction of Lieut. Copeland, who took charge of
the engines, did efficient service in checking the
progress of the fire, not, however, before it had
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194 THE STORY ©!•' THE THIKTY EKUITII.

destroyed a great many blocks of brick and stone
buildings. Tbe negroes worked manfully at the
engines, some of them being struck by the frag-
ments of falling shells, which were thrown at a
great distance over the c»ify ; but those of the in-
habitants who were not immediately affected by
the catastrophe, stood idly on the corners of the
streets, with their hands in their pockets.

Afterward, another call was made, for all who
were in camp to go on guard in the streets to pre-
vent pillaging ; and the entire regiment remained
until daylight, when, returning to camp, in an
hour or two, the greater part were detailed for
picket or fatigue. The fatigue duty consisted in
unloading stores sent from Boston and New York to
the " suffering poor," who were too lazy to unload
it themselves. The duty of the regiment in Sa-
vannah consisted in unloading commissary stores,
furnishing guards and pickets, and building breast-
works ; the men being on duty nearly every other
night.

Gradually, the people began to steal out of their
houses, and business, which always followed in the
track of the Union armies, became better ; but
there was no loyalty yet. While the citizens con-
descended to take the supplies of food furnished

FALL OF CHARLESTON. 195

by government and by the North, their sympathies
wore with Lee behind the breastworks of Rich-
mond, and with Johnson in Carolina. As soon as
Gen. Grover took command of the post, he set all
the unemployed people, black and white, at work
cleaning up the city, and, in a short time, the
streets were drained, the squares put in order, and
the dead animals buried. Concerts were given in
the Park several times a week by the bands of the
Xinth Connecticut and the Fourteenth New Hamp-
shire, and special guards appointed to preserve
order ; but, in spite of all the general could do for
the comfort and pleasure of the citizens, they re-
mained sulky.

The clergymen, especially clung to the fortunes
of the falling Confederacy ; and notwithstanding a
large portion of their audience on Sunday consisted
of Union officers and soldiers, not a word of sym-
pathy was expressed for the government, nor a
word of reprobation for the cruelties of Anderson-
ville, which were casting a blot on the fair fame
of Georgia never to lie forgotten while one victim
of that prison-pen survives.

On Sunday the 19th, news was received of the
evacuation of Charleston, and the guns of Fort
Pulaski announced the fact to the unwilling ears

19G THE STORY OF THE TiriRTT EIGHTH.

of the citizens. The birthday of Washington was
celebrated by the firing of salutes, ringing of bells,
and a cessation from all unnecessary labur. Good
news now began to pour in fast. The fall of
Charleston was soon followed by that of Wilming-
ton; and the men began to lay plans, which they
had never clone before, of what they would do
" when the war was over." But the journeyings
of the Thirty Eighth were not yet at an end. By
the time the "shebangs" were made comfortable,
and the camp-ground in good condition, marching
orders were received, and the brigade was notified
to pack up preparatory to taking transports.

On the 4th of March, the Twenty Fourth Iowa
and the One Hundred and Seventy Sixth New
York broke camp ; and the next day, the Thirty
Eighth, the One Hundred and Twenty Eighth, and
the One Hundred and Fifty Sixth, accompanied by
the band of the latter regiment, marched through
the city, treating the citizens who were returning
from church to a taste of Union music, and em-
barked on the steamer Ashland. Not one of
the six regiments composing the brigade having a
colonel present, the command was conferred upon
Col. Day, of the One Hundred and Thirty First
New York.

CHAPTER XIX.

Hiltci Head — Cape Fear River — Paroled Prisoners — Wilmington — Morekead
City — Xewbern — Back to Morehead — Fatigue Duty and Oysters — An
Alarm — Battle of Petersburg — All aboard for Goldsborough — Shermau's
Army — Surrender of Lee — Assassination of the President — Surrender of
Johnson — Morehead again — Transport — Rubber Coffee — Savannah.

J T daylight, the steamer left the city arriving
5k?ife at Hilton Head about noon, where, after

SA'^9. at Hilton Head about noon, where, atter
^jSfJJ transferring the brigade head-quarters and

-f , a portion of the One Hundred and Fifty
*5w Sixth to another ship, she anchored for the
"* night. Leaving Hilton Head the morning
of the 7th, the mouth of Cape Fear River was
reached about noon the next day. A flag was
hoisted for a pilot ; but none responding, the cap-
tain of the ship determined to follow the lead of
another steamer, and go up to Wilmington. The
Ashland was about a hundred yards astern of the
other ship, when the latter suddenly grounded,
and a collision seemed certain. Fortunately, there
was time to change the direction, and the Ashland
rubbed by, smashing a quarter-boat in the con-
tact. Had the distance between the two vessels

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198 TIIE STORY OF THE TIURTY EIGHTH.

i)eon a few yards loss, the effect upon both might
have been disastrous.

Coming to an anchor off Fort Caswell, the troops
had an opportunity to see the effects of heavy shot
on an iron-clad, — one of the monitors that had
taken part in the assault on Fort Fisher lying
near. Soon a despatch-boat came alongside, with
orders for the vessel to run up as far as Smith-
ville, and there await further instructions.

While anchored off Smithville, a boat came down
the river loaded with paroled prisoners, among
them a number of the Thirty Eighth, who had
been captured at Cedar Creek, had been sent to
Salisbury prison, and were paroled upon the ap-
proach of Sherman's cavalry. They all told the
same old story of hunger and exposure.

After some delay, a pilot was procured, and the
steamer started again for Wilmington, but owing
to a thick fog, did not reach the city until morn-
ing, when, as she was hauling into the wharf, a
harbor-master hailed the captain, wanting to know
what brought him there when lie had orders to go
to sea. Down went the anchor assaiii, and Lieut.-
Col. Richardsi m went on shore to report, and see
if anybody knew anything about the third brigade
of the second division of the Nineteenth Army

NEWBEKX. 199

Corps. Getting instructions, the lieutenant-colonel
returned, and the ship again steamed down the
river. Passing by Forts Anderson and Caswell, by
the obstructions in the river, and by the wreck of
Admiral Porter's mock-monitor, the ship again
anchored, and waited for the fog to lift. In the
afternoon, a pilot came aboard, and, it being then
clear, the steamer stood out to sea, the earthworks
of Fort Fisher looming up like hills in the dis-
tance.

After a pleasant voyage along the coast of North
Carolina, the transport reached Morehead City on
the afternoon of the 8th, and landed the troops,
who inarched through the straggling village, and
stacked arms beside the railroad track. The place
was full of rumors in regard to fighting at Kins-
ton, where Johnston was trying to overpower Seho-
field before the arrival of Sherman ; and all the
available troops were being sent to the front.

At eight o'clock, p. m., the regiment crowded
into and on top of its portion of an immense
train of box -cars, and after a moonlight ride
through the turpentine forests of North Carolina,
reached Newbern at midnight, waking the town
with cheers ; for the brisk March air made the blood
run quick, and the men were in the best of spirits.

200 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Disembarking at the depot, the regiment stacked
arms, and soon numerous camp-fires were blazing,
and the indispensable coffee boiling.

The rumors had grown less warlike as the train
approached Xewbern ; and upon arriving at that
place, the troops were informed that they were just
too late, — that the fighting was all over, and that
their services were not needed. The men of the
third brigade had been in the field too long to be
" spoiling for a fight," and were not sorry at being
"counted out" of a battle just on the eve of
peace.

The night was sufficiently frosty to harden the
ground ; and after drinking their coffee, the men
spread their blankets, and were soon in repose. In
the morning, the brigade marched a short distance
beyond the city, and quartered in buildings for-
merly occupied as a hospital.

Newbern had been occupied for so long a time
by the Union forces, that its garrison had acquired
habits different from those in vogue in campaign-
ing regiments ; and the advent in their midst of
such a brigade as the third made quite a commo-
tion. As soon as they had stacked arms, the men,
as usual, began to hunt for boards and other arti-
cles to make themselves comfortable, in case of

MOKHIIEAD CITT. 201

going into camp in the vicinity. In an out-build-
ing, some A tents were found packed away ; and,
as A tents were a luxury the Thirty Eighth had
not known for many days, they were at once ap-
propriated. A commissary sergeant of a certain
Massachusetts regiment soon came after the prop-
erty, saying that they belonged to his company,
and that he would be responsible for them. " No,
you wont," said the Company E boys, whose por-
tion of the prize was claimed. " You can account
for them as lost in action." This way of account-
ing for property was beyond the commissary's ex-
perience, and he invoked the aid of the adjutant
to recover the tents. He supposed that he got
them, but afterward two canvas structures tow-
ered suspiciously above the dog-tents at More-
head.

There being no call for the services of the regi-
ment at Newborn, it was sent back to Morehead
City, arriving at that place in the afternoon, and
going into camp in a grave-yard, between the rail-
road track and the river. The Nineteenth Corps
was pretty well broken up at this time, — the first
division being still in the Valley with Sheridan,
the second division scattered through Georgia and
Carolina, and the third division in Louisiana.

202 the sronv of the thirty eighth.

Morehead City had been selected as the base of
supplies for Sherman' s army, and wharves were be-
ing built, storehouses erected, and additional rail-
road tracks laid, while the harbor was crowded with
vessels of all descriptions, awaiting their turn to be
unloaded. The work of unloading tlie ships and
loading the cars was done principally by the men of
the third brigade, assisted by colored soldiers and
contrabands ; and there was no cessation of labor,
night or day, — one detail going on, when another
came off. As a relief to the hard work, oysters and
clams were to be procured in abundance a few
hundred yards from the camp ; and, as soon as the
tide receded, the beach was covered with oyster-
men.

Xothing occurred to break the monotony of the
daily and nightly fatigue duty till Sunday, March
26th, when one of the old Louisiana style of
" scares " took place. The assembly sounded, the
regiment formed in line, and the pickets were re-
inforced ; but beyond the blaze and smoke from a
large fire in the pine woods, and the occasional dis-
charge of a piece of artillery, no signs of any
enemy were seen, and it soon appeared that the
alarm had been occasioned by the report of an
'* intelligent contraband," that the enemy was

GOLDSBOKOUGH. 203

marching on More-head in force, — said contraband
having heard a battery practising at a target.

April 7, the great news of the battle in front of
Richmond and Petersburg, resulting in the defeat
of Lee, was read to the troops, causing much re-
joicing, although they did not commit such extrav-
agances as the speculators in the exchanges of
New York and Boston, — accounts of whose pro-
ceedings were read with amazement by the soldiers
in the field.

A change had been made in the military pro-
gramme, and Morehead was no longer to be the
great base of supplies. At noon of the 8th, orders
were received to pack up, and three o'clock, p. m.,
found the Thirty Eighth and the One Hundred
and Fifty Sixth again on the road to Newborn on
platform cars. Newborn was not the destination,
however ; and the train finally reached Golds-
borough at three o'clock in the morning. Great
numbers of recruits and high -bounty men had
passed over the road lately ; and, at the various
wood and water stations, the old soldiers gathered
around the train with such queries as, " How
much bounty did you get ? " " How long did you
enlist for ? " " Where's your cow ? " etc. One
fellow, trying to get a nearer look in the moon-

204 THE STORY OF THE TUIKTY EIGHTH.

light, exclaimed, " Why, they are colored troops."
So they were "■ colored," compared with many who
had passed over the road lately. When it was
known that the brigade had been " in the Valley
with Sheridan," there was a change in the tone of
the remarks.

The regiment bivouacked near the depot till
morning, when the back mails that had been sent
to Savannah, arrived, and were assorted. Sher-
man's entire army was encamped about Goldsbor-
ough ; and the five corps broke camp, and began
the march toward Raleigh the day after the arrival
of the Thirty Eighth. Among all that force of
veteran troops, none appeared to better advantage,
or had a more military bearing, than the famous
Thirty Third Massachusetts, who had charged under
Joe Hooker at Lookout Mountain, and who had
marched from Atlanta to Savannah, and thence
to Goldsborough.

Upon the departure of Gen. Schofield, Gen.
Birge was left in command of the post, and the
Thirty Eighth selected to do duty in the town, —
Cos. A, B, D, and K as provost guards, and the
remaining six companies to guard the commissary-
stores.

Two >lays after the departure of Sherman's

SURRENDER OF JOHNSTON. 205

troops, the news of Lee's surrender was received,
and glad enough were the men of the Thirty
Eighth that the grand old Army of the Potomac
had the honor of giving the finishing stroke to the
rebellion.

While the whole army was jubilant at the speedy
prospect of peace, and of the country being once
more united, and when a feeling of pity for the
defeated rebels was becoming prevalent among
the soldiers, a wild rumor reached G-oldsborough
on the 17th that President Lincoln had been assas-
sinated. The news was so horrible that it was not
believed, and the next day it was reported that he
had received only a slight flesh wound.

Then came the tidings that Johnston had surren-
dered his entire force to Sherman ; and, without
knowing the precise terms, — willing to put all
confidence in Sherman's integrity, — the soldiers
in North Carolina gave way to an enthusiasm that
none of the previous victories had excited. All
day they poured into the government printing-office
to learn if the report was official ; and crowds
gathered about the orders posted on the buildings.
But the next day, the report of the assassination
was confirmed ; and then a revulsion of feeling took
place, and Eastern and "Western men alike, in stern
is

206 THE STDEY OF THE THIRTY KKiHTH.

tones, hoped that hostilities would lie resumed,
Few of the citizens of Raleigh or Goldsl trough
dreamed of the slumbering fire in their midst, that
the least provocation would have fanned into a
flame that would have destroyed all before it ; and
it required all of Gen. Sherman's tact to keep his
men quiet.

The paroled rebel soldiers, to their credit be it
said, were unanimous in denouncing the assassina-
tion ; and were determined to allow of no guerilla
warfare in the State, now that the main armies had
surrendered. Perfect good feeling existed between
the late belligerents, although it was rather tanta-
lizing to the Union soldiers, who had been from
home so long, to see the ladies crowd around and
caress the gray jackets.

The terms of Johnston's surrender not proving
acceptable at Washington, a new arrangement was
made ; and the lieutenant-general himself came on
to ratify it. On his return, while passing through
Goldsborough, a wheel came off the engine, and
the general was obliged to leave the car, and wait
for another locomotive. The news soon spread
that Gen. Grant was in town ; and he was flanked
at every turn by the admiring soldiers, who didn't
ask him for a speech, however.

COFFEE EXPERIENCES. 207

The companies on provost were quartered in
the Court House ; and those doing guard duty
had erected comfortable " shebangs," with the hope
of occupying them until they left for home, when
marching orders were received, and colored troops
arrived to relieve them. Breaking camp during
the evening of the 1st of May, the regiment bivou-
acked in the grounds of the Court House till morn-
ing, and then took the cars for Morehead City.

At all the little settlements on the road, women
waved their handkerchiefs, probably glad enough
to see the stream of blue-coats again turned north-
ward. Passing through Newbcrn, the train reached
Morehead about sundown, and the regiment bivou-
acked in the old camp-ground, among the graves,
where it remained until the 4th, when it embarked
on the transport Thetis, in company with the One
Hundred and Twentieth New York and the divis-
ion hordes .'

The men thought they had already tasted every
flavor capable of being produced from coffee ; but
a new experience awaited them on this transport.
The drink was made by putting the ground coffee
in an empty pork-barrel, and letting on steam
through a rubber hose ; and the result was a bev-
erage in which the taste of the barrel, the rubber

208 THE STORY OP THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

liose, the cask-water, and the coffee, struggled for
the mastery. One ration was sufficient for some
companies, although the New York boys drank
a quart of it twice or three times a day

On the morning of the 6th, after a search of sev-
eral hours for Hilton Head, the officers of the
steamer ascertained their whereabouts ; and, at
noon, the ship arrived off the Savannah River,
when a pilot was procured, and the voyage con-
tinued to Savannah. The troops remained on
board until Sunday morning ; when they disem-
barked, and took possession of the camps just
vacated by a portion of the first brigade, which had
gone to Augusta.

CHAP TEE XX

Change in Sa'auniii — Southern Ladies and Clergy — I'ottioii ol tne jiiiuadc go
to Augusta- Halat- i if the Country People — Jeff. Davis — (.Vs. C and U go
to Darieu — Arrival of Fust Division — Seavcity of Muster Rolls — V/aut of
Transportation — Stait for Home — (i tllop's Island — lUreption in Cam-
bridge.

S/~ ,« AVANXAH hau changed essentially within
|^3S the past two months. By the surrender
llt'Wll' of Lee and Johnston, all hopes of estab-
r^"? lishing Southern independence were at an
£y$ end : and tlie people were evidently about
to submit quietly, and make the best of
their situation. The streets swarmed with paroled
rebels ; and the gold stripes and fine uniforms of
the Union staff officers had no attractions in the
eyes of the ladies, compared with the simple gray
jackets of those they had sent into the field, and
whom they now warmly welcomed home, notwith-
standing the failure of their arms. The tenacity
with which the females of the Southern States clung
to their cause, and the great sacrifices which they
made for it, could not but win the respect of those
who witnessed it ; and seldom did a Union soldier,

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210 THE STOIiY OF TnK THIRTY EIGIITII.

no matter what might be the provocation, treat
them with other than the most respectful courtesy.
But no such feelings were felt for the clergy, who
were equally devoted to the rebel cause. Preach-
ers of the gospel of peace, they had been foremost
in fomenting the rebellion ; they had never lifted
their voices against the cruelties of the prisons,
— which exceeded those of Morocco in her worst
days, — or tried in the least to soften the barbarities
of war ; and now, when all hope of Southern suc-
cess was at an end, and resistance to the govern-
ment, either active or passive, a crime, they yielded
a sullen submission, or opposed a petty resistance
to the acts of the military rulers. And it is a
strange fact, that, even in the Northern pulpit, the
demands for vengeance against the military leaders
of the Confederacy were greater than any that
proceeded from the army ; and more than one
minister advocated the breaking of the agreement
on the faith of which Lee surrendered to Gen.
Grant, — a proceeding which would have been
looked upon with disgust by every soldier in the
army, as much as they detested L.-e and his trea-
son. As the Thirty Eighth Regiment never had
the services of a chaplain, even to give their dead
comrades a Christian burial, perhaps they were not
properly instructed.

REGIMENTS BREAKING CAMP. 211

Not onty in the appearance and sentiments of
the citizens had a change taken place in Savannah ;
but the city itself had greatly improved under the
auspices of Gen. Grover, and it had become one of
the most desirable places in which to do garrison
duty in the South. Time hung heavily, however,
on the hands of the men of the Thirty Eighth.
The war was over ; the object for which they
had volunteered was accomplished ; and now they
wished to lay aside their uniforms, and resume
their citizenship. Beside, every mail from the
North brought accounts of the mustering out of
troops, and of the reduction of the army.

On the 11th of May, the second brigade and the
Twenty Fourth Iowa and the One Hundred and
Twenty Eighth New York broke camp, to march
to Augusta, leaving the remaining regiments of
the third brigade to do the light picket -duty,
which was now merely nominal, and which was
kept up chiefly to prevent an illicit trade between
the city and the country before proper regulations
were established.

The appearance and habits of the country peo-
ple, who daily passed out and in the lines, were
amusing to men who had been accustomed to the
New England way of doing things. Some of them

212 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

came thirty miles to market, 'with a dozen or two
of eggs, a pair of chickens, and a few vegetables.
It took them one day to come, another to do their
business, and a third to return. And then such
vehicles were never seen north of Mason and Dix-
on's line. The -women generally accompanied their
husbands, and rode on the mule attached to the
■wagon, "with a snuff-stick or a pipe in their mouth.
Sometimes, on reaching the picket-fire, they would
take the snuff-stick out, and get one of the pickets
to light their pipe ; and, if reports were true, when
the pipe went out, a quid of tobacco would take its
place. This custom of snuff-dipping appeared to
be practised chiefly in Georgia and North Carolina,
— in the latter State, ladies of intelligence and
refinement indulging in the habit : it was not
observed in Louisiana.

Little occurred during the remainder of the stay
in Savannah to break the monotony of camp-life,
or which is deserving of record. The regiment
daily looked for orders which would send them
home, and all the conversation and thought of the
men turned to that theme. On the ldth, Jeff.
Davis passed down the river, on the way to Hilton
Head. A portion of the Sixth U. S. Regulars ar-
rived on the 21st, and quartered in the town, —

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS IX SAVAXXAH. 213

all brandies of the service being now represented,
regulars, volunteers, and colored troops. The
dress-parades of the latter were attended by al-
most the entire colored population, who, upon
the close of the parade, swarmed through the
principal avenues, monopolizing the sidewalks, to
the annoyance of the white citizens, and the
amusement of the soldiers.

Thursday, June 1, Co's C and O, under com-
mand of Capt. Bennett, started for Darien, Ga.,
with twenty days' rations ; and the regiment gave
up all hope of getting home before their full time
was served. The picket was taken off on the 2d,
and restrictions to trade removed ; and the only
duty to be done consisted in furnishing a few
guards to watch the breastworks.

The re-enlisted regiments of the first division of
the Nineteenth Corps began to arrive in Savannah
on the 5th of June, for the purpose of relieving
those troops whose time would expire before the
1st of November ; and the hopes of getting home
in a few days arose again. On the 7th, the first
brigade reached the city from Augusta ; and, on
the 9th, the Twenty Fourth Iowa, and the One
Hundred and Fifty Sixth, the One Hundred and
Seventy Fifth, and One Hundred and Seventy

214 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Sixth New York began the march for that,
place.

Time had never passed so slowly with the regi-
ment before, as during this month of June, when
there was nothing to do but to talk of home all
the long summer-day Some tried to pass the
time in picking blackberries ; some in manufactur-
ing bone rings, corps badges, and other trinkets ;
while others, and in the afternoon this class in-
cluded nearly the whole regiment, sought refuge
in sleep. The occasional arrival of a mail brought
a little change ; but then the letters and papers
were all filled with accounts of the return home of
regiments, and with the anxiety with which friends
awaited the Thirty Eighth. Attempts were made
to excite an interest in drilling ; but it was up-hill
work, and officers and men alike soon tired of it.

Orders, at last, came from department head-
quarters to muster out the regiment ; and on the
9th, the officers began to work on a few copies
of blank rolls that had been received ; but Co's
C and G were still absent, and delegations from
the camp hourly visited the wharves, and closely
scanned every approaching steamer, to be the first
to herald their arrival. The first question upon
awaking in the morning was, " Have C and G got

WAITING FOR TRANSPORTATION. 215

back yet ? " At length, the well known beat of
drummer Howe was heard in the camp, and the
men rushed out of their tents to greet their com-
rades, who were never so welcome before. Major
Allen, who had been acting as provost marshal at
Augusta, joined the regiment the same day, and
other detailed men were returned to their com-
mands.

By some oversight in the chief mustering officers'
department, there were no blank-rolls on hand, and
none arrived until the 23d ; but then all other
duties were at once suspended, including an in-
spection which was to have taken place, and the
officers worked night and day on the rolls. On
the 20th, the recruits, and the colored under-cooks
who had been enlisted at Baton Rouge, less than
thirty in all, were transferred to the Twenty Sixth
Massachusetts, leaving the regiment with less than
three hundred of the ten hundred and forty who
had left the State three summers previously.

Finally, the papers were all completed ; but
there was no transportation. It seemed to be the
fate of the regiment to serve t its full time out.
Every other regiment organized under the call of
1862 had already reached home ; and, on account
of their being a greater portion of their time in

-16 TIIE STORT OF THE TIIIRTT EIGHTH.

a distant department, probably fewer men of the
Thirty Eighth had ever received furloughs than
those of any other command. Ill feeling began to
arise between the men and the officers, the former,
in their ncrvoxis, excited state, charging their offi-
cers with not using proper exertions to get home.
A few words, however, from the lieut.-colonel, at
the close of the last dress-parade that took place,
on the evening of the 29th, cleared away the
cloud and restored good feeling.

In the forenoon of June 30, the welcome orders
came, " strike tents, to go home.'" The orders had
scarcely left the mouths of the orderlies, before the
men were swarming on the roofs of the shebangs.

The shelter-tents and mosquito-nets, with all
property belonging to the government, except guns
and equipments, were at once turned in, and the
knapsacks packed ready to start.

An order had been issued by the war depart-
ment, a short time previously, allowing the soldiers
to keep their guns and equipments by paying six
dollars each for them, — about the price they
would bring at a public sale ; nearly all the men
in the Thirty Eighth had concluded to take them,
and for several days previous to this had been
busily at work, polishing the barrels, varnishing

HOMEWARD BOUND. 217

the stocks, and making covers to keep them in
good order on the passage home.

At five o'clock, the assembly was blown, the regi-
mental line formed, and, escorted by the drum-
corps of the One Hundred and Twenty Eighth
New York, the regiment marched through the
city, with muzzled guns, and embarked on the
steamer Fairbanks, — a small blockade - runner,
barely large enough to accommodate the reduced
command.

The boat left the wharf at eleven o'clock, and
proceeded down the river, anchoring at the mouth
until daylight, when she steamed up to Hilton
Head, to land a portion of the cargo. At two,
p. M., she left Hilton Head, and steered north. It
was the general desire to reach home before the
4th of July, but the sailing qualities displayed by
the transport during the first two days dis-
pelled that hope. On the afternoon of Wednes-
day, Gay's Head was made, — the first New Eng-
land land the majority of the regiment had seen
for three years. A pilot was taken off Holmes's
Hole, and the men retired to their quarters with
the expectation of being in Boston Bay before
morning. But it was the day after the Fourth,
and the lights looked hazy to the eyes of the old

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218 THE STOKY OE THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

pilot ; so he concluded to anchor back of Cape Cud
until morning. The cool northern breeze was in
striking contrast to the soft summer airs of Sa-
vannah ; and the men shivered under the slight
clothing they had brought.

In the morning, the ship weighed anchor, and
continued the voyage. It seemed as if Cape Cod
would never be doubled: headland succeeded
headland, until, finally, the point was passed, and
the bay entered. As the towns and villages on
the South Shore came in sight, eager eyes were
strained to catch a glimpse of the one spot so long
the object of thought. The luxuriant banks of
the Mississippi, or the historical ones of the Poto-
mac, had no charms compared with the dwarfed
shrubbery of Cohasset, of Scituate, of Marshfield,
and of Plymouth.

At nine o'clock, the steamer cast anchor off Deer
Island. The pilot objected to taking her up to the
wharf without a permit from the health officers ;
and the lieut.-colonel and Surgeon Ward went on
shore, and procured the necessary papers. But
the regiment was not allowed to get home so
easily. Just as the mouth of the harbor was en-
tered, a sputtering little quartermaster's boat came
alongside and ordered the captain to land the

gallop's island. 219

troops at Gallop's Island. The lieutenant-colo-
nel, however, had been too long in the field to
take orders from every boy who talked loudly,
and directed the captain to proceed to the wharf.
When off Long Wharf, the tug -boat again came
alongside, and the officer, in a more respectful tone,
informed the commander of the regiment that the
order for the troops to land on the island was from
head-quarters, and, at the same time, offered to
take him on shore to report. It was now mid-
night ; and there being no hope of landing, the
men left the decks and retired.

The morning opened with a cold rain ; and at
nine o'clock, the steamer proceeded to Gallop's
Island, where the regiment landed, and went into
quarters in barracks. Here, in sight of the homes
from which most of them had been absent for three
years, the men remained while the muster-out rolls
were being examined, and preparations made to
pay them. Three passes to each company were
allowed for twenty-four hours ; but a majority of
the men lived at such a distance that they were of
no avail.

In the meantime, the City of Cambridge had
been making great preparations to give the entire
regiment a reception ; and the furloughed soldiers

220 THE STOUT <>F THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

were everywhere questioned in the streets by the
school-children as to their discharge.

The rolls were at last pronounced correct ; and
on the evening of the 1-th, the paymaster an-
nounced his intention of coming to the island the
next morning. A grand illumination of the bar-
racks took place that night, while the rolls were
being signed ; and the officers on duty on the
island found it difficult to enforce the order in
regard to putting out the lights at taps. Early on
the morning of the 13th, the companies formed in
line, marched to the office of the paymaster, signed
the rolls for eleven months' pay, and received the
honorable discharge so eagerly looked forward to.
Then, taking passage on the ferry-boat the regi-
ment landed on Commercial Wharf, where it was
met by the Committee of Reception from Cam-
bridge, who had provided teams to carry the knap-
sacks.

Headed by Gilmore's band, the regiment marched
through Boston to Craigie s Bridge, where its
arrival was announced by a salute, and by the
ringing of bells. A long procession here awaited
to escort it through East and Old Cambridge to the
pavilion erected at Cambridgeport. The military
companies appeared with full members ; the Reserve

HOME AGAIN. 221

Guard, — in whose ranks were noticed old friends
who had visited the regiment in field and camp, —
had left their business to welcome the returned
volunteers ; the firemen had decorated and pol-
ished their engines until they looked like elab-
orate pieces of ornamental work ; a cavalcade of
ladies, dressed with exquisite taste and with
cheeks freshened by the spirited exercise, graced
the occasion with their presence ; while thousands
of school-children, bubbling over with joy, lined
the streets.

And in addition to all, there were old comrades-
in-arms, — some who had been stricken down by
the storm of lead that filled the air on that June
Sunday at Port Hudson ; others who, wounded
and faint, had anxiously Avatchcd the ebb and flow
of victory at the Opeiruan ; still others who had
experienced the horrors of Salisbury, after the
surprise at Cedar Creek. Not until then did the
men know how close were the ties that bound those
together who for months or years had shared a
common lot. But the regiment was now in the
hands of its friends ; and the account of its re-
ception will be told in the words of the " Cam-
bridge Chronicle " of the following Saturday,
greatly condensed, however : —

19*

222 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Thursday last (the day of the reception of the gallant
Thirty Eighth regiment, three full companies of which were
recruited from this city) was the greatest day Cambridge has
ever known. Every heart beat high with exultant joy and
pride, for there was not a citizen, young or old, who did not
have a special interest in the patriot soldiers whose return
has made us all so happy in the repossession of our brave
soldier sons, brothers, husbands, and friends.

The reception was a magnificent testimonial of the esteem
in which the services of our soldiers are held by a grateful
people. It was an ovation, wherein the whole people, the
young and the old, the rich and the poor, united together to
do honor to the citizen soldiers who went forth to secure the
blessings of Liberty, Union, and Peace to a distracted country.
Right nobly have they accomplished their holy work ! After
many weary marches, through many a battle and skirmish,
their patient endurance has been rewarded by victory so com-
plete, that it would seem to be the termination of rebellion
in this country forever, and of the foul spirit that inaugurated
and controlled it.

Never has our city worn a happier, a more brilliant, or a
more social aspect. The streets were thronged with the peo-
ple, who seemed anxious to express by their presence, their
joy at the return of our volunteers. Their lively holiday
attire added largely to the gay appearance, which the decora-
tions that met the eye on every hand, gave to the streets
through which the procession marched.

The reception was as honorable to the city as it was cred-
itable to the feelings that prompted it, and must have been
particularly gratifying to the regiment, from the fact that it
has had no trumpeter to blazon forth its every act, and to
continually reiterate the assertion that in the. prosecution of
the holy war it has excelled all other regiments. The uni-
versality of the demonstrations of "Welcome Home," — the
approving cheers, the cordial grasping of hands, the thanks
beaming from every eye attested that its course had been

THE RECEPTION. 223

anxiously marked and highly approved, — that, having en-
listed for the war, they realized that their duty was plain :

' Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do or die.''

THE RECEPTION.

The morning of the 13th dawned, but no bright sunlight
gave promise of a pleasant day ; many forebodings of rain,
troubled the good citizens of Cambridge, which, as the day
progressed, were banished by the dispersion of threatening
clouds, and nature exhibited as magnificent a day as the
most critical could desire for the reception of the gallant heroes
of the Thirty Eighth.

The regiment arrived at Cragie's Bridge about half past
twelve, — when the Cambridge Light Battery, Capt. Adams,
consisting of ex-members of the Ninth and Eleventh Batteries
thundered forth the loud welcoming notes, which proclaimed to
the anxiously awaiting citizens that the hour of doubt had
passed ; that Cambridge had at last received her noble heroes
within her own borders.

Warm, indeed, was the reception at the bridge ; great,
indeed, was the temptation to break ranks, but discipline over-
came the waverings of affection toward relations and friends
long separated, and with firm, elastic step, and with joyous
smiles, the veterans, headed by their loved lieutenanl^colonel,
who has been acting colonel nearly all the time they have been
in service, passed through the open ranks of the thousands who
had assembled to do them honor. On — on through the long
line they passed, greeted by cheers which can only be given
when the heart is in full sympathy with its object. The gal-
lant colonel, bareheaded, bowed his head on either side in
acknowledgment of the tokens of regard, and so they passed
to Cambridge Street. Here the procession was formed as fol-
lows:—

224 THE STORY OF TOE THIRTY EIGHTH.

ORDER OF PROCESSION.

A Detachment of Police, under the command of Chief Stimpson.
Morse's Brass Band, twenty-one pieces.

MILITARY.

81st Unattached Co. M. V M., Capt. Torrey, sixty -eight men.

34th Unattached Co. M. V. M., Capt. Harrington, seventy-one men.

12th Unattached Co. M. V. M., Lieut. Leland, seventy-five men.

Under command of Capt. Meacham.

Cambridge Reserve Guard, Capt. Bullard, seventy-five men.

Cambridge Cadets, Capt. Beach, numbering thirty-eight.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Steam Fire Engine, No. 1, Capt. Rollins, eighteen men.
Steam Fire Engine, No. 2, Capt. Cade, twenty-two men.
Steam Fire Engine, No. 3, Capt. Murphy, twenty-one men.
Franklin Hook and Ladder Co., Capt. Frazer, twenty-four men.

Hydrant Engine Co. No. 4, Capt. Parker, forty-five men.

Daniel Webster Engine Co. No. 5, Capt. Marston, thirty-five men.

Under command of Capt. George B. Eaton, Chief Engineer.

Aid. Chief Marshal, Major George E. Richardson. Aid.

Cambridge Brass Band, twenty pieces'.

COMMITTEE OP ARRANGEMENTS.

George P. Carter, Alpheus Mead, John S. Sawyer, Nathan G. Good),
William Daily.

Returned Officers of the United States Army, mounted and in uniform.

Returned soldiers and past members of the Thirty Eighth, and other

Regiments, under the command of Capt. Wyman, 120 men.

Wounded and Disablrd Soldiers in Carriages.

Gilmore's Band, twenty-four pieces.

THIRTY EIGHTH MASS. REGIMENT,

Under command of Col. James P. Richardson.

Car, with thirty-six young ladies, dressed in white, with appropriate

badges, representing the different States of the Union,

under the direction of J. W. Whittier.

Mounted Cavalry Band, ten pieces.

Cavalcade — finely mounted and caparisoned — consisting of thirty -five

young ladies and upwards of two hundred gentlemen, under

the command of John C. Stiles, Esq., assisted by

0. G. Jones and W. A. Ward.

THE PROCESSION, ETC. 225

MOVING OF THE PROCESSION — DECORATIONS, &C.

The procession moved from Cragie's Bridge under a line
of flags and streamers, — upon which appeared the mottoes,
"Heroes of 1SG2, worthy sons of the heroes of 1770. AVe
welcome our brave defenders."

The procession passed up Cambridge Street under a line of
flags and streamers, and a large shield bearing the inscriptions,
" All hail to the Stars and Stripes." " Honor to the brave
defenders of the Star-Spangled Banner."

The grand feature of the reception in East Cambridge was
presented between Fourth and Fifth Streets. Here ropes had
been drawn along each side of Cambridge Street, and on the
south side were ranged about eight hundred children from the
public schools in East Cambridge, bearing small flags and bou-
quets in their hands. The Putnam and Thorndike Grammar
Schools were designated by shield-like bannerets, bearing the
names of the schools. On the opposite side of the street, a
long table was spread with a bounteous supply of cake, pies,
sandwiches, and other tempting baits to hungry men, to appease
their appetites. This pleasing feature was an impromptu one,
conceived by the ladies on the evening previous, and executed
in good taste.

As the procession passed this point, the school children sang
patriot songs of welcome. When the veterans reached it they
were halted for a few minutes, and partook of a light collation
provided for them, washing it down with tea or coffee as they
preferred. This being accomplished, it was the children's turn
at presentation. They presented their bouquets to the sol-
diers, who then took up the line of march, when all the scholars
partook of a bountiful collation from the same table.

The procession passed on through Cambridge and Winsor
streets to Broadway, along which it passed under flags and
streamers, bearing mottoes of welcome, and acknowledgments
of thanks, passing houses appropriately decorated, — among
which was a beautifully draped portrait of the martyr presi-

22G THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

dent, — to 'Prospect Street. Here a line of flags and streamers
was pendent, and a motto, " Death to Treason."

On Prospect Street, at the residence of J. C. Wellington,
Esq., sixteen beautiful young ladies, dressed alike, in white
waists and black skirts, trimmed with national colors, emblems
of Love and Hope and Faith, were ranged. Each held in her
hand a splendid bouquet, which they presented to the veterans
as they passed. The decorations in this vicinity were superb;
among which was an elegantly mounted full-length painting
of the Father of his country. Among the mottoes here were,
" You left your homes at the call of duty. You return victori-
ous, the nation saved." "1776. Liberty. 1865. May we
never forget your comrades who sacrificed their lives on the
altar of liberty."

From Prospect Street the procession moved on through
Harvard Street to Quincy. Lines of flags and streamers
crossed Harvard Street at different points ; nearly every house
exhibited, by flags, drapery, or mottoes, the thanks and esteem
of the residents. The Mayor's residence was very elegantly
decorated, and bore the mottoes, " All hail to the Stars and
Stripes." "Welcome!" "One Flag — One Country — One
Constitution," — " Welcome Veterans."

On the south side of Harvard Street, near the Mayor's
residence, fifteen hundred scholars of the different schools of
Old Cambridge and Cambridgeport were stationed to do their
part in the outpouring of welcome home to the veterans. It
was the most pleasing feature of the day. The hundreds of
happy children, bearing flowers and flags, singing songs of wel-
come home, waving their tiny flags, and swelling the paeans of
praise and welcome to the returned braves, was indeed well
calculated to please, and will doubtless remain vividly im-
pressed on the memories of the beholders, until long after those
little ones have become actively engaged in the manifold cares
and duties, joys, sorrows, frivolities, and responsibilities of adult
life. Bannerets were distributed through the ranks of the
scholars bearing the inscriptions, " Cambridge High School " —

THE PROCESSION, ETC. 227

■' Harvard Grammar School " — " Webster Grammar School " —
" Allston Grammar School" — " Washington Grammar School "
— " Shepard Grammar School." As the veterans passed the
scholars, they were made the recipients of so many flowers,
that some difficulty was experienced as to the disposition they
should make of them.

The procession passed on through Harvard and Quincy
Streets to Broadway; thence to North Avenue, and to Har-
vard Square, amid the shouts of welcome from the hosts that
were assembled in the front of " Old Harvard." As the pro-
cession passed from Broadway, through Harvard Square to
Main Street, an opportunity was afforded to take something
like a full view of the whole.

It was a magnificent scene as the procession passed from
Broadway to North Avenue, and. through the Square. The
profusion of flowers among the military escort, and veterans,
the gayly caparisoned horses of the marshal and his aids, the
tall figure of Col. Kichardson, mounted on a splendid charger
bowing his acknowledgments on either hand, the proud bear-
ing of the veterans, their torn and shot-riddled colors, the
throng of cheering welcomes, the glittering polish of the steam
fire apparatus, decorated with choice flowers, the uniform of
the Fire Department, the larger part wearing scarlet jackets,
the long line of Cavalcade, with their banners, — -all com-
bined to make a display worthy of transfer to canvas as a
memorial of the happy day. Here were seen to great advan-
tage the banners, mottoes, and inscriptions borne in the pro-
cession.

The procession continued through Main Street, toward the
City Hall, passing many elegantly decorated residences, among
which that of the Hon. J. M. S. Williams called forth praise
from all observers. The City Hall was tastefully decorated
with bunting. In the centre of the Main Street front was an
architectural display, representing a Temple, consisting of an
arch springing from pillars, on which were the figures of Vic-
tory and Peace. In the arch was the motto "Emancipation ;"

Tl>$ THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

and the inscription, '■ The sun will never rise over a nation
more glorious than ours." The lower part of the temple was
filled in with blue silk, on which, in letters of gold, was inscribed
" One Country, one Constitution, one Destiny.*' Acro.-s the
street a line of flags and streamers was suspended.

The members of the City Government and invited gues s
here took up their places in the procession, which moved on
toward the Universalist Church. At this point, clouds which
for the past half hour had been gathering overhead, and which
it had been hoped would pass over, and away, commenced to
discharge their contents. Many of the spectators, who had
thronged in the vicinity to witness the countermarch from
Columbia to Magazine Street, sought refuge in the houses and
stores, which were thrown open for shelter. With every min-
ute the violence of the stor^r increased, drenching every one.

The children, representing the States, were taken for shelter
into Williams Hall, but not before some of them were wet
through; and thereby prevented from fulfilling their part of
the programme of the exercises in the tent, — among which
was to have been the delivery of beautiful address to the vet-
erans by Miss Nettie Blake. Mrs. Peters, under whose direc-
tion, and by whose patriotic labors, the design was so far carried
out, was deprived of the reward of her labors in the successful
consummation of her designs. She will doubtless feel compen-
sated in part by the great applause her troops of pretty ones
elicited on the route.

Although the rain poured in torrents, the procession moved
on, and countermarched at Columbia Street up Main Street.
Through Magazine Street passed the procession, the rain still
pouring in torrents, until the head of it reached the tent. The
rain gradually ceased, and before the procession commenced to
file into the tent, the sun came forth in its splendor.

The pro ession marched around the tent, and entered it at
the north end. Here the selected scholars were seated on
raised seals on the west side, wet through, for the tent had
been a poor shelter from the heavy rain which had fallen.

THE PROCESSION', ETC. 229

As the veterans entered, they were received, as elsewhere,
with shouts and songs of welcome. Plates were laid for four-
teen hundred guests, and were speedily turned by that number.
The tent, notwithstanding the rain, presented a cheerful
aspect to the wet and hungry guests. A large tablet pre-
sented on one side the list of twenty-two battles from Fort
Sumter to Gettysburg. On the reverse, another list of twenty-
two, from Fort Donaldson to Richmond. Along the sides, and
at the end of the tent, were mottoes of welcome, and scrolls
with the words, " Bisland" — " Cane River" — "Fort Hud-
son " — " Opequan " — " Winchester " — " Fisher's Hill," and
'' Cedar Creek."' which recalled the deeds in arms of the gal-
lant Thirty Eighth.

In obedience to the order of the Mayor, the regi-
ment made an attack on the refreshment tables,
and achieved a complete victory The assembly
was then called to order, and an eloquent address
of welcome made by Mayor Merrill, which was ap-
propriately responded to by Lieut.-Col. Richardson.
Addresses were also made by ex-Governor Wash-
burn, ex-Mayor Russell, and Gen. Hincks. But
the volunteers, many of whom lived at a distance,
were anxious to reach the homes where their pres-
ence was so eagerly awaited, and the majority
took their leave as soon as the repast was ended.
A display of fireworks in the evening closed the
ceremonies of the day.

All honor to Cambridge, who never forgot her
soldiers in the field, and who welcomed them home
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23 ) THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

more warmly than she scut them away Many
whose citizenship is in other portions of the State
will long remember her deeds, and rejoice at her
prosperity.

Warm welcomes were extended to the men from
Xew Bedford, Lynn, Abington, and other towns,
upon their arrival home. Company E was ten-
dered a public reception by the city authorities
of Lynn, but declined the honor. Abington gave
a fine reception to all her returned soldiers, in-
cluding those belonging to the Thirty Eighth.

Four months have now passed since the mem
bers of the Thirty Eighth Massachusetts Regiment
resumed their duties as citizens. They have set-
tled in different portions of the country, and are
engaged in all the various branches of civil in-
dustry ; but not one has brought discredit upon
the fair fame of the regiment, or proved that he is
less capable of being a good citizen because he
became a soldier at the call of the country.

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in JHemortam

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IN MEMORIAL.

Bcatfjs from 13attlc.

BISLAND, LA.

COMPANY A.

Samuel Gault.
Patrick J. Gill.
Marcus O. Sullivan.

company b.

Thomas Gibson.
Francis C. Swift.

company D.

George H. Trow.
James A. Lyon.
Eugene Sanger.
Lorenzo Tower.

COMPANY E.

Algernon S. Fisher.

COMPANY G.

John H. Crocker.
Wilbur Simmons.
Daniel F. Summons.

COMPANY I.

Thomas W. Hevey.
John Mellen.
Edward Shannon.

company K.
Manton Everett.

PORT HUDSON, MAY 27.

LlEUT.-COLONEL WlLLIAM L. RODMAN.

company b.

John Ducy.
James English.

company F.
John H. Tucker.

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234 THE STORY OF T

IE THIRTY EIGHTH.

PORT HUDSON, JUNE 11.

COMPANY A.

COMPANY F.

Thomas Cassidy.

George R. Blake.

Geoege N. Allen.

Joseph A. Morris.

Chas. A. Carpenter.

John M. Gilcreas.

Edwin C. Proctor.

COMPANY G.

company c.

Frederic Holmes.

Erastus 0. Prior.

Seth Glass.

COMPANY D.

COMPANY H.

William A. Lewis.
Abel 0. Stetson.
Israel H. Thrasher.

Silas C. Kenney.
Augustus E. Foster.

COMPANY E.

COMPANY I.

James C. McIntirk.

James Dooley.

Albert T. B. Martin.

COMPANY F.

J. Frank Angell.

COMPANY K.

William L. Champney.

Edward David.

PORT HUDSON DURING SIEGE.

COMPANY B. COMPANY F.

J. N. Fairfield. John H. Dame.

COMPANY B. COMPANY I.

Alfred Bacheller. Charles H. Thayer.

company I.
Julius M. Lathrop.

CANE RIVER.

COMPANY f.

John Powers.

company k.
Charles G. Siierp.urne.
Levi C. Brooks.

COMPANY a.

Eelen Sampson.

DEATHS FROM BATTLE.

160

RED RIVER.

COMPANY A.

William H. Luxt.
OPEQUAN CREEK.

COMPANY A.

COMPANY E.

John Connors.

Owen Hurley.

COMPANY B.

Lindley Kitchen.

Curtis IIoisbs.

COMPANY F.

Dennis White.

George L. Burton.

Dennis B. Nash.

COMPANY G.

company c.

George II. Pratt.

Joseph Ripley.

John M. Whiting.

COMPANY D.

COMPANY I.

Andrew Stetson.
G. Otis Hudson.

Oliver R. Walton.
George \V Hall.

COMPANY E.

William H. Mabston.

COMPANY K.

Theodore Tucker.

W H. Dodge.

FISHER

S HILL.

COMPANY F.

Martin G. Ciiilds.

CEDAR

CREEK.

COMPANY 0.

COMPANY F.

William T. Ewell.

Charles E. Neale.

COMPANY D.

COMPANY H.

Bela Bates.

Joseph II. Bly.

COMPANY K.

Atkins

Brown.

236

THE STORY <>F Till'. THIRTY EIGHTH.

Qratijs from Disease

Skrgt.-Ma.jor Walter W. Nour.se.

COMPANY A.

Charles A. Howard. John A. Dodge.

William P. Hadley.
Augustus A. Thurston.
John W. Bert well.
Patrick Callahan.

Elias W. Farmer.
William Harlow.
Thomas A. Roper.
Orein Seavey.

Hiram L. Thurston.

COMPANY B.

Michael T. Crowning. Thomas Makoxey.

Charles I. Denton.
James J. Gibson.
John Harney.
Joseph H. Hughes.

Frances McQuade.
Michael Murphy.
Martin O'Brien.
John Madden.

company c.
John F. Steingardt, Jr. Andrew W. Fish.

James A. Osborne.
George E. Beal.
Charles L. Baldwin.
Allson Bicknell.
Brine Downey.
Calvin C. Ellis.

Morton E. Hill..
John Hudson.
William W. Knowles
Joseph Merkows.
Henry C. Millett.
Nathan M. Stewart.

Charles H. Walker.

DEATHS FROM DISEASE.

237

COMPANY D.

James A. Bowes.
Benjamin F. Durgin.
Daniel P. Arnold.
Stephen- Bates.
Bertraxd Burgess.
Charles E. Dyer.
Joseph B. Fish.

Myron Gould.
Andrew M. Hyland.
James Kingman.
Julius W. Monroe.
William O'Brien.
Silas N. Peterson.
Bradford Sampson.

Hiram F. Stevens.

COMPANY E.

Lemuel J. Gove.
Benjamin F. Ingai.ls.
Morris M. Keith.
Robert R. Beckford.
woodbridge bljyant.
James Birmingham.
Philo Carver.

Barnabas F. Clark.
Henry H. Fuller.
Samuel E. Heath.
Samuel E. Luscomb.
William T. Phillips.
Henry K. White.
James Walter.

Patrick O'Neill.

COMPANY F.

II. Orlando Gale.
Levi Langley.
William S. Copp.
Herman J. Clark.
James H. Duhig.
James Golden.
John T. Gowen.
Alfred Jennings.

Henry H. Keniston.
Warren Kenniston.
Charles Parker.
David Shattels.
Abner Smith.
Alpheus Spauldung.
William L. Stevens.
Charles White.

238

THE STORY (il THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

COMPANY G.

Josiah E. Atwood.
Francis B. Dorr.
William A. Hathaway.
Melzar A. Foster.
D. Otis Totmax.
John Breach.
George E. Bates.
William Bailey.
Seth K. Bailey.

Charles J. Chandler.
Edward E. Green.
Thomas Haley.
Lemuel B. Fauxce, Jr.
Warren S. Litchfield.
James McSherry.
William Perry.
Otis Sears.
Bennet Soule.

COMPANY H.

Leander A. Tripp. James Holmes

Peter C. Brooks.

George E. IIawes.

Edwin R. Pool.

Bartholomew Aiken.

William Bentey.

Hiram B. Bonney.
Samuel E. Dean.
Timothy F Doty.
John Dunlap.
George W Fish.
Jeiiiel Fish.

Benjamin Jenks.
Ezra S. Jones.
Shubal Eldridge, Jr.
Charles G. Kimfton.
Aloxzo W. Leach.
Horace E. Lewis.
Walter T. Xye.
Jason S. Peckham.
William Pittsley.
Joshua Poach.
James Ryan.

company i.
Newell Barrer. Edwin Hayward.

James Farry. Gilbert H. Lelaxd.

Samuel Farry. George H. Stone.

Otis Tucker.

DEATHS' FROM DISEASE.

239

COMPANY K.

George T. Martin.
James H. Pike.
Edward L. Sargent.
Joshua E. Bates.
Robert Ames.
Alisert E. Bates.
James AY. Fish.
Andrew AA' Hatch.

Wji. F. Harrington.
George R. Josselyn.
Benjamin Lynde.
Leonard F. Miller.
George E. Richardson.
David Y. Mixer.
Freeman A. Ramsdell.
Arthur B. Shepard.

Josiah Stoddard.

ROLL OF THE REGIMENT.

FIELD AND STAFF.

COLONELS.

Timothy Ingraham, New Bedford.

In command of 3d brigade, and afterward of 1st Brigade, -d
Division, 19th Corps, in winter and spring of 1863; on detached
service as Provost Marshal in Washington, D. C., from Sept.
1863, being detained in service after the muster-out of the regi-
ment, and brevetted as Brigadier-General.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

David K. Wardwell, Boston.

Resigned Dec. 3, 1802; afterward in Veteran Reserve Corps.
William L. Rodman, New Bedford.

Commissioned Lieut. -Colonel, Dec. 4, 1862; killed at Port Hudson,
May 27, 1863.

James P. Richardson, Cambridge.

Promoted Major, Dec. 4, 1862; Lieut-Colonel, July 13, 1803; in
command of 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 19th Corps, May, 18G4,
Jan., Feb., and March, 1805; wounded at Opequan Creek, Sept.
19, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

MAJORS.

David K. Wardwell, Boston.

Promoted Lieut.-Colonel.
William L. Rodman, New Bedford.

Promoted Lieut.-Colonel.
James P. Richardson, Cambridge.

Promoted Lieut.-Colonel.
Charles F. Allen, Abington.

Promoted Major, July 16, 1863; Provost-Marshal at Baton Rouge.
La., from October, 1803, to summer of 1804, and at Augusta, Ga
1865; mustered out, July, 1805.

(242)

FIELD AND STAFF. 243

SURGEONS

Samuel C. Hartwell, Southbridge.

Resigned on account of disability, March 2, 1864.
Edwin F. Ward, Worcester.

Promoted to Surgeon, April 27, 1864; in charge of hospital at Port
Hudson, and at Winchester, Ya. ; on detached service in Shenan-
doah Valley, in spring and summer of 1864; mustered out, July,
1*65.

ASSISTANT-SURGEONS.

Edwin F. Ward, Worcester.

Promoted to Surgeon.
George F. Thompson, Belchertown.

Discharged, Oct. 26, 1864, to accept commission as Surgeon in 11th
Massachusetts Volunteers; afterward Surgeon in Frontier Cav-
alry.

ADJUTANTS.

Frank W. Loring, Boston.

On staff of Gen. Emory during campaign in Louisiana, 1863; af-
terward on detached service ; discharged from regiment, Mav 26,
1864.

Edward G. Dyke, Cambridge.

Appointed Adjutant, from 2d Lieutenant, Company F, Feb. 8, 1863 ;
Promoted' 1st Lieutenant, March 4, 1863; discharged, to accept
commission as Captain in U. S. Volunteer service, May 18, I860 ;
mustered out, 1865.

Austin C. Wellington, Cambridge.

Appointed Acting Adjutant from 1st Sergeant, Company F, August,
1864. Sergeant Wellington was commissioned 2d Lieutenant,
Nov. 21, 1863,1st Lieutenant, Sept. 16, 1864; and Adjutant, July,
1865; but, the regiment being reduced in numbers below the
standard required by the War Department for a full complement
of officers, could not be mustered, and, after having participated
in every engagement, was mustered out, July, 1865.

QUARTERMASTERS.

Elijah Swift, Falmouth.

Detailed on brigade and division staffs, as A. A. Q. M., and absent
from regiment from its arrival in.Gulf Department until its depar-
ture from Savannah; mustered out, July, 1865.

Nathan Russell, Jr., Cambridge.

Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, July 1, 1864; wounded at Port
Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

2ii STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
SERGEANT-MAJORS.

Timothy Ingraham, New Bedford.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant.
Frederic D. Holmes, Plymouth.

Promoted '2d Lieutenant.
Walter Nourse, Cambridge.

Promoted from 1ft Serjeant, Company F, Jan. 4, 1863; died at
Carrollton, La., of typhoid fever, March 3, 1863.

James T. Davis, Cambridge.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant.
Albert F. Bullard, New Bedford.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant.
Horatio E. Macomber, Lynn.

Promoted id Lieutenant.
John H. Butler, Cambridge.

Promoted from Sergeant, Company F, Xov. 15, 1863; wounded at
Cane liiver; commissioned as 2d, and again as 1st Lieutenant,
but not mustered; mustered out, June, 1865.

QUARTERMASTER-SERGEANTS.

William Richardson, Newton.

Discharged for disability, at Hampton, Va., Jan. 3, 1863.

George II. Prior, Cambridge.

Appointed from Company F, May 28, 1864; mustered out, July,
I860.

COMMISSARY-SERGEANTS.

Israel B. Nelson, Cambridge.
Discharged.

James W Davis, Falmouth.

Appointed from Company H, Feb. 1,1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

HOSPITAL-STEWARD.

Amasa D. Ward, Worcester.
Mustered out, June, 1865.

PRINCIPAL MUSICIAN.

Albert T. Finney, Plymouth.

Promoted principal Musician, from Company G, Jan. 1, 1864; mus-
tered out, July, 18C5.

Charles Monroe, Cambridge.

Promoted principal Musician from Musician Company F, Jan. 1,
1864; mustered out, June, 1865.

ROLL OF COMPANY A. 245

COMPANY A.

CAPTAINS.

J. P Richardson, Cambridge.
Promoted Major, Dec. 4, 1862.

Samuel Gault, Boston.

Promoted Captain, and transferred from Co. K, Dec. 4, 1862; killed
at battle of Bisland, Apr. 13, 1863.

William H. Jewell, Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, Jan. 4, 1863; Captain, March 8, 1863;
injured by shell at battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1863 ; mustered
out, July, 1865.

LIEUTENANTS.

Arthur Hodges, Cambridge.

Promoted Captain, April 14, 1863, and transferred to Co. K.

Albert F Bullard, New Bedford.

Appointed from Sergeant-major; transferred to Co. E.

SERGEANTS.

"William H. Whitney, Cambridge.

Promoted 2d Lieut. March 4, 1863, and appointed to Co. E.

George H. Copeland, Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, Sept. 5, 1S62; 1st Sergeant, March 5, 1863;
wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863 ; promoted 2d Lieutenant,
July 16, 1863; 1st Lieut. May 1, 1864, and transferred to Co. K.

Calvin C. Smith, Cambridge.

Discharged at Opelousas, La., May 3, 1863.
William P Hadley, Cambridge.

Died, at Brashear City, La., June 10, 1863.
Charles A. Howard, Boston.

Died, at Carrollton, La., of typhoid fever, Feb. 4, 1863.

Isaac Fellows, Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, March 5, 1863; 1st Sergeant, April 30, 1864;
wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863, and at Opequan Creek,
Sept. 19, 1864; discharged at Philadelphia, May 17, 1865.

Samuel Sennot, Cambridge.

Promoted to Corporal, Feb. 4, 1863; Sergeant, March 24, 1863;
wounded at Port Hudson, June 14,1863; discharged at Boston,
April 26, 1864.

John McClintock, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; Sergeant, March 26, 1864; 1st
Serg., May 18, 1865; wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863;
rec. com. as lieut., but not mustered; mustered out, July, 1865.

21*

246 STOUT OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Joseph W Smith, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, July 1,1863; Sergeant, March 26,1864; wound-
ed at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles H. Titus, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 5, 1862; Sergeant, July 1, 1863; dis-
charged at Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 14, 1864, to accept a commis-
sion in the Corps d'Afrlque.

William A. Tarbell, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 24, 1863; Sergeant, May 1, 1864; on
colors from Sept. 26, 1864; received commission as lieutenant,
but not mustered; mustered out, July, 1865.

Joseph R. Messer, Cambridge.

Promoted to Corporal, Feb. 4, 1863; Sergeant, May 1, 1864,
wounded at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1865 ; must, out, July, 1865.

George A. L. Snow, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 24, 1663; Sergeant, May 18, 1865;
wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

CORPORALS.

George W Belcher, Cambridge.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., July 4, 1863.

William G. Boyson, Cambridge.

Transferred to Navy, May 8, 1864; lost leg at capture of Mobile.
Daniel R. Melcher, Cambridge.

Transferred to 1st Louisiana Cavalrv, Feb. 4, 1863 ; mustered out,
July, 1865.

Augustus A. Thurston, Cambridge.

Died at General Hospital at Berwick City, La., May 22, 1863.
Llewellyn P. Davis, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 25, 1862; discharged at Carrollton, La.,
Feb. 14, 1863.

Thomas Cassidy, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 5, 1863; died at Baton Rouge, La., June
28, 1863, of wounds received at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.
Solomon N. Busnach, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, June
14, 1863; on colors from April, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.
John C. Lang, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal July 1, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, June
14, 1863 ; discharged at Boston, Nov. 12, 1863, for disability.
John F. Mead, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 25, 1862 ; discharged at Baton Rouge,
La., Oct. 14, 1863, to accept a commission in the Corps d'Afrique.
James M. Mason, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Feb. 14, 1864; absent sick in hospital at Sa-
vannah, Ga. ; returned home in Aug. 1865.

ROLL OF COMPANY A. 247

Ewen R. McPherson, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Feb. 14, 1864; mustered out, July, 1S65.
Edward A. Hammond, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Feb. 14, 1864; mustered out, Jul}', 1865.
Henry H. Abbott, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1864; wounded at Bisland, April 13,
1S63; mustered out, July, 1 S65.

Charles H. Laws, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1S64; taken prisoner at Cedar Creek,
Oct. 19, 1m34; paroled, and mustered out, July, 1865.

David M. Smith, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1864 ; absent sick at Newbern, N. C. ;
returned home in September, 1865.

Henry L. Ward, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 18>J4; mustered out, July, 1865.

MUSICIAN.

George H. Merrill, Cambridge.
Discharged at Xew Orleans, La.

WAGONER.

Elias W- Farmer, Cambridge.

Died at General Hospital, Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 31, 1863.

PRIVATES.

Geoi'ire N. Allen, Cambridge.

Died at Theatre Hospital, Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 21, 1863.
Henry C. Bandell, Cambridge.

Lost left arm at battle of Bisland, La., April 13, 1863; discharge
at New Orleans, La., Aug. 5, 1863.

Patrick Brady, Cambridge.

Discharged at Xew Orleans, La., Aug. 3, 1863.
John I). Bertwell, Cambridge.

Died at General Hospital, Berwick City, La.
William L. Baker, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

George F. Bieknell, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

John H. Childs, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Lewis C. Clark, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles A. Carpenter, Cambridge.

Killed at Port Hudson, La. June 14, 1863.

248 STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Patrick Callahan, Cambridge.

Died at Bra>hear City, La., May 25, 1863.
John Connors, Cambridge.

Killed at battle of Winchester, Ya., Sept. 19, 1864.

Bernard Casey, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Phillip Cartwright, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Samuel Cartwright, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md., Feb. 14, 1863.
Samuel Dias, Cambridge.

Absent, sick in Mass.

John P Davidson, Cambridge.

Discharged at Boston, Xov. 17, 1863.

Frank S. Dame, Cambridge.

On detached service in commissary department from arrival at
Baltimore until June, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

John A. Dodge, Cambridge.

Died at New Orleans, La., April 17, 1863.
William Friend, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

John Gunnulson, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

James AT. Goodwillie, Cambridge.

Discharged at Washington, D. C, Oct. 27, 1862.

Patrick J. Gill, Cambridge.

Killed at Battle of Bisland, La.
Jeremiah Grehan, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Thomas Gamble, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865; in commissary department from arrival
of regiment in Baltimore until mustered out, July, 1865.

John Gerry, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July 1865.
James G. Hunt, Cambridge.

Discharged at Boston, May 29, 1863.

Benjamin F. Hastings. Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged at
Boston, Sept. 9, 1863.

Warren A. Hersey, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

William Harlow, Cambridge.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea, Feb. 6, 1864.

KOLL OF COMPANY A. "249

William C. Jones, Cambridge.

Discharged at New Orleans, July 4, 1863.
Samuel R. Knights, Cambridge.

Discharged at Carrollton, La., Feb. 5, 1862; result of sprain.
John Kelley, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July 1865.

William G Laws, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

James M. Lewis, Cambridge.

Transferred to Yet. Kes. Corps, April 22, 1804.
William H. Lunt, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863 ; killed by Guerillas while
on passage up lied Kiver, La., April 13, 1864.

John Menix, Cambridge.

Transferred to 1st Louisiana Cavalry, Feb. 4, 1863; re-transferred
to regiment, Aug. 23, lbt>4; not present at muster out.

Robert Milligan, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 19, 1862.
William A. May, Cambridge.

Discharged at Fortress Monroe, Va., Jan. 7, 1863.

Charles F Moody, Cambridge.

Wounded at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864; discharged, May 22, 1865.

William X. Megroth, Cambridge.
Mnstered out, July, 1^65.

John F. Xewell, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

George H. Noyes, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Edwin C. Proctor, Cambridge.

Died at New Orleans, La., July 27, 1863, of wounds, received at
Port Hudson, June 14, 1863.

Frank F. Pullen, Cambridge.

Transferred to 3d Mass. Cavalry, July 4, 1863.

John Peters, Cambridge.

Discharged at Boston, July 4, 1863.

Alvin F. Prescott, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Austin Qualey, Cambridge.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., July 4, 1863.
James A. Reid, Cambridge.

Discharged at Convalescent Camp, near Washington, D. C, Feb.
3, 1863.

Thomas H. Roper, Cambridge.

Died at General Hospital, Baton Rouge, La., April 18, 1863.

250 STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

George W. Stafford, Cambridge.

Taken prisoner at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1^64 ; paroled, mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

Bartholomew Sullivan. Cambridge.

John Sullivan, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baton Kouge, La., June 30, 1863; dropsy.

Marcus O. Sullivan, Cambridge,

Died at Brashear City, La., May 7. 1863, of wounds, received in
battle of Bisiand, La., April 13, 1863.

Orrin Seavey, Cambridge.

Died at Brashear City, La., June 1, 1863.

Hiram L. Thurston, Cambridge.

Died at General Hospital at Washington, D. C, Aug. 19, 1S04.

George T. Tucker, Cambridge.

Acting Hospital Steward; discharged at New Orleans, La., July 17,
1863; died at New Orleans, La., Aug. 13, 1863.

John Talbot, Cambridge.

Taken prisoner at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; died in Salisbury.
Charles E. Warren., Cambridge. ,

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; discharged. May 22, 1SG5.
Emmett Weeks, Cambridge.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., July 1, 1863.
John II. Walker, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

James C. Wilder, Cambridge.

Acting Hospital Steward; Mail Agent and Mail Messenger; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

Charles D. Whitney, Cambridge.

Discharged at Boston, July 19, 1864.
Joseph W Welch, Cambridge.

Discharged at Washington, D. CM Sept. 9, 1864.
John E. William, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 23, 1863.
Richard H. Young, Cambridge.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., July 4, 1864.
Charles W. Damon, Cambridge.

Transferred to Navy, May 8, 1864.

John Sanborn, Boston.

Joined, Feb. 10, 1865; transferred to 26th Mass., June 25, 1865.
Dura Wadsworth, Gardner, Mass.

Joined, Aug. 20, 18C4; transferred to 26th Mass., June 25, 1865.
Joshua Jones (colored under-cook), Baton Kouge, La.

Transferred to 26th Mass., June 25, 18U5.

ROLL OF COMPANY B. 251

COMPANY B.

CAPTAIN.

J. Henry Wyman, Cambridge.

Injured bv shell at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; discharged for
disability, Oct. 25, 1S64.

LIEUTENANTS.

Frank N. Scott, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability" Aug. 16, 1S64.

(+*2i?t}>. Bennett, Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, April 17, 1863; Captain, Oct. 11, 1863;
transferred to Co. C; mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles Mason, Plymouth.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, March 1, 1863; commissioned as 1st Lieu-
tenant, but not mustered; mustered out, July, 1865.

All ii-rt Jackson, Cambridge.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, April 17, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson,
June 14, 1863; resigned, .March, 1864.

SERGEANTS.

James Chapman, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability, \\Iay 4, 1863.

B. Richard Edgeworth, Cambridge.
Absent sick at muster out of regiment.

Nathaniel Wentworth, Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Sergeant, July 1, 1863; received commission, but not
mustered; mustered out, July, I860.

Henry C. Hobbs, Cambridge.

Wounded at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; received commission,
but not mustered; mustered out, July, 1865.

Thomas Melntire, Jr., Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, July, 1863; wounded at Opequan Creek, Sept.
19, 1864; discharged.

Curtis Hobbs, Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, Sept. 1, 1863; killed at Opequan Creek, Sept.
19, 1804.

Patrick Murphy, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 15, 1863; Sergeant, March 1, 1865;
mustered out, July, 1865.

V.'iUiam Chapman, Jr., Cambridge.
Promoted Sergeant, March 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

252 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Andrew Jackson, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal. July 1, 1S63; Sergeant, March 1, 1865; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

Nathaniel P. Low, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 1, 1862; Sergeant, July 1, 1863; dis-
charged, Aug. 4, 1863.

CORPORALS.

Charles A. Austin, Cambridge.

Detailed at Gallop's Island, from Aug. 1863 ; discharged, June, 1865.

Charles D. Challics, Cambridge.

Discharged ;it Baton Kouge, La., Aug. 24, 1863.

Chester M. Davis, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; discharged at Boston for
disability, Sept. 8, 1863.

Emerson Butler, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Nov. 19, 1S63; discharged from hospital at
Baltimore, Md., May 3, 1863.

Thomas Briny, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 1, 1865; sick in hospital at muster out
of regiment ; returned home afterward.

James Stinson, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

William P. Davis, Cambridge.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., May 10, 1863, for disability.
James Cook, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.
James O'Brien, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out, Jul}', 1865; re-
enlisted in Regular Army.

Thomas Gulliver, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, May 3, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

WAGONER.

Moses Rieker, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baton Kouge, La., Sept. 20, 1863, for disability.

PRIVATES.

James Anderson, Cambridge.

Discharged at Boston, May, 1864, for disability.
John H. Banfield, Cambridge.

Discharged at Augusta, Me., Nov. 14, 1863, for disability.
Antro Badersrhneider, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

ROLL OF COMPANY B. 253

Melville C. Beedle, Cambridge.

Discharged at Hilton Head, June 8, 1865, for disability.

Edwin A. Black, Cambridge.
Discharged for disability. 1865.

Terence Conlan, Cambridge.

Transferred to Xavy, Aug. 1, 1864.

Terence Conlan, 2d, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md., Dec. 27, 1S62.

Dixwell H. Clark, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md., Xov. 28, 1S62.

Michael T. Croning. Cambridge.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek ; died in Salisbury, X.C., Dec. 6, 1864.

Charles T. Denton, Cambridge.

Died in hospital at Brashear City, May 31, 1863.
William Dearing, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability at New Orleans, La., F«b. 28, 1863.

Florence Driscoll, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
John Dunahue, Cambridge.

Transferred to Xavy, Aug. 1, 1864.
Michael Cullerton, Cambridge.

Transferred to Xavy, Aag. 1, 1864.
John Ditcv, Cambridge.

Killed at Port Hudson, May 27, 1863.
J. P. Doyle, Cambridge.

Discharged at Xew Orleans, La., 1863.

James English, Cambridge,

Died at Baton Kouge, La., 1863, of wounds received at Port

Hudson, May 27, 1863.

James M. Fairfield, Cambridge.

Killed at Port Hudson, June 2, 1863.

Lawrence Fallon, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Patrick Gallagher, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

George O. Grant, Cambridge.

Transferred to 1st Louisiana Cavalry, Feb. 4, 1863.
Hugh Gray, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Eben T. Gulliver, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability, in Louisiana, March 27, 1863.

James J. Gibson, Cambridge.

Died in hospital at Baton Rouge, La., March 21, 1863.

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254 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Thomas Gibson, Cambridge.

Killed at Bisland, April 13, 1863.
William Goggin, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Michael A. Gready, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; discharged for disability,
at Boston, Aug. 18, 1863.

William Hoylet, Cambridge.

Transferred to Navy, Aug. 1, 1864.

Philip Hardenburg, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

John Harney, Cambridge.

Died at New Orleans, La., June 4, 1863.

Michael Harney, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability, Louisiana, May 13, 1863.

Timothy D. Hill, Cambridge.

Discharged at Louisiana, Aug. 24, 1863.

Joseph H. Hughes, Cambridge.

Died at New Orlean,s La., May 21, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Martin Innis, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Harney H. Johnson, Cambridge.
Discharged for disability, May, 1864.

Charles Larrabee, Cambridge.

Transferred to Navy, July 1, 1864.

Matthew Manning, Cambridge.

Wounded at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; mustered out, July,
1865.

Thomas Maronev, Cambridge.

Died, May 20," 1863, at Ship Island.

Daniel J. Madden, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability, Sept. 2, 1863.

John Madden, Cambridge.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., July, 1863, of wounds received at Port
Hudson, May 27, 1863.

Patrick McAleer, Cambridge.

Discharged at Hampton, Va., for disability, March 8. 1863.
Owen McGuire, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

John McQuade, Cambridge.

Transferred to Navy, Aug. 1, 1864.

Francis McQuade, Cambridge.

Died on board transport on Mississippi River, while going home on
furlough.

ROLL OF COMPANY B. 255

Terence Monahan, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability, Sept. 28, 1863.

Thomas Mc Govern, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July,

1865.

Michael Murphy, Cambridge.

Died at Brashear City, Hay 25, 1S63.
Israel P. Nelson, Cambridge.

Discharged for disability at Louisiaua, Feb. 10, 1863.
Dennis B. Nash, Cambridge.

Died of wounds received at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1861.

George Nixon, Cambridge.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1804; sick in hospital at
Eeadville, Mass., at muster out of regiment.

Martin O'Brien, Cambridge.

Died in hospital at Baton Rouge, La., March 6, 1863.

Michael O'Brien, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
John H. Ready, Cambridge.

Shot at Savannah while on duty, by provost guard, 1S65.

D wight C. Robbins, Cambridge.

Mustered out, June, 18G5.
John Scott, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; discharged for dis-
ability, July -:2, 1864.

Francis C. Swift, Cambridge.

Died at Brashear City of wounds received at Bisland, April 13,
1863.

Patrick Sweeny, Cambridge.

Wounded at Bisland; discharged at New Orleans, La., for dis-
ability.

Michael Smith, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, May 27; discharged at Louisiana.

Timothy Twohig, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14,1863; transferred to Veteran
Reserve Corps, April 3o, 1864.

David Tobin, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Dennis "White, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, May 27, 1863; died at Winchester, Va.,
Sept. 21, of wounds received at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864.

Joseph L. White, Cambridge.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 30, 1864.

Asa Worcester, Cambridge.

Sick in hospital at Washington, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

256 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Edward Conlan, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Dec. 15, 1803; promoted Corporal, March 1, 1865; trans-
ferred to Twenty Sixth Massachusetts, June, 1805.

Timothy Crnwlev, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Dec. 15, 1863; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.

Thomas Pempsey, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Jan. 18, 1864; transferred to 26th Mass. June, 1865.

Michael M. Egan, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Jan. 30, 1864; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.

Mark Fallon, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Dec. 10, 1863; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1S65.

James Hogan, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Dec. 10, 1S63; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.
John Johnson, Boston.

Enlisted, Jan. 9, 1865; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.
Patrick Riley, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Nov. 30, 1S63; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.

COLORED COOKS.

Eobert H. Sands. Baton Rouge.

Enlisted Nov. 15, 1863 ; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.

Paul Gibbs, Baton Rouge.

Enlisted, Nov. 15, 1S63; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.

COMPANY C.

CAPTAIN'S

Charles F. Allen, Abington.
Promoted Major, July 16, 1863.

George N. Bennett, Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, and appointed to Co. C, April IS, 1863;
promoted Captain, Oct. 14, 1*63: mustered out, July, 1S65.

LIEUTENANTS.

Timothy Reed, Abington.

Promoted Captain, and appointed to Co. D, Nov. 1, 1862.
Albert Mason, Plymouth.

Promoted 1st Lieut., and appointed to Co. C, Oct. 14, 1863; trans-
ferred to Co. G, April 23, 1863; re-transferred to Co. C, Jan. 7,
1864: mustered out, Mav 23, 1864, to accept a commission as
A. Q. M. U. S. Volunteers.

ROLL OF COMPANY C. 257

William H. Whitney, Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, and appointed to Co. C, Oct. 14, 1863;
transferred to Co. G, Jan. 7, 1864.

Francis A. Xash, Abington.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, and appointed to Co. F, March 3, 1863.
Jerome Washburn, Plymouth.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, and appointed to Co. C, March 8, 1863;
resigned, Jan. 24, 1S64.

SERGEANTS.

James E. Bates, Abington.

Received commission as lieutenant, but not mustered; mustered out,
July, 1665.

Joseph \Y Caton, Abington.

Taken prisoner at Opequau Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; paroled; received
commission as lieutenant, but not mustered; mustered out, July,
1865.

Ebenezer G. Tuttle, Abington.

Discharged at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., July 9, 1863, for
disability.

William T. Ewell, Abington.

Died, Oct. 27, 1864, of wounds, received in action at Cedar Creek,
Oct. l'J, 1864.

John F. Steingardt, Jr., East Bridgewater.

Promoted Sergeant, March 10, 1863; died, Sept. 2, 1863, at Baton
Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhuua.

Henry W. Powers, Abington.

Promoted Sergeant, July 17, 1S6U; wounded in action at Cedar
Crcuk, Ya., Oct. 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

John E. Bickford, Abington.

Promoted Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

Thomas F Whiting, Abington.

Promoted Corporal, March 10, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 14, 1863; Sergeant, May 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

CORPORALS.

Nathaniel 0. Holbrook, Abington.

Discharged at University Hospital, New Orleans, La., June 7, 1863,
for disability.

Erastus O. Prior, Abington.

Died, June 19, 1863, at University Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
wounds, received in action, June 14, 1863, at Port Hudson.

Ephraim T. Cole, Abington.

Discharged, July 2, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., for
disability.

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2~)$ THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Lysander Teague, Abington.

DiM-liarjied, Dee. 27, lb62, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., for disability.

William II. Fullerton, Bridgewater.

Absent sick since April 20, 1SG4, in U. S. General Hospital, Read-
ville, Mass.

Edward C. Alden, Abington.

Promoted Corporal, March 10, 1S63; on detached service at Boston
Harbor.

Charles D. Xash, Abington.

Promoted Corporal, July 2, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.
James A. Osborne, Abington.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. 1, 1864; taken prisoner, Oct. 19, 18G4;
died, Jan. 23, 1866, at Salisbury, X. C, of diarrhoea.

Edwin R. Bobbins, Abington.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June, 14, 1863; promoted Corporal,
Jnly 2, 1863; wounded in action at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19,
1864 ; absent sick at muster out of regiment.

Edwin Ripley, Abington.

"Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; promoted Corporal,
July 1, 1S63; mustered out, July, 1S65.

Miles Sampson, Abington.

Promoted Corporal, July 2. 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

Henry W Peiree, Abington.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 1, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

MUSICIAN'S.

John A. Healey, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
William H. Bieknell, Abington.

Discharged, March 4, 1864, at Baton Rouge, La.

WAGONER.

Samuel H. McKenny, Abington.

Discharged, Xov. 18, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

PRIVATES.

Calvin W. Allen, Abington.

Discharged, June, 7, 1863, at L'niversity Hospital, Xew Orleans, La.,
for disability.

David B. Bates, Abington.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles Bates, Abington.

Wounded at Bisland, April 13,1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve
Corps, April 30, 1864.

ROLL OF COMPANY C. 259

Edwin Bates, Abington.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; absent sick in
Hospital, Alexandria, Va., at muster out of regiment.

Benjamin K. Barrett, Abington.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Daniel W. Beal, Abington.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

George E. Beal, Abington.

Died, Feb. 16, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
typhoid fever.

David F. Barry, Abington.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

James Bailey, Abington.

Wounded in action, Sept. 19, 1864, at Winchester, Va. ; mustered
out, May 26, 1865.

Ira B. Baldwin, Abington.

Wounded in action at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22, 1864; mustered
out, July, 1865.

Charles L. Baldwin, Abington.

Died, May 4, 1863, at Brashear City, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
Alison Bicknell, Abington.

Died, April 14, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
chronic diarrhoea.

Charles Bushnell, Abington.

Discharged, Feb. 16, 1863, at Fairfax Seminary Hospital, Alexan-
dria, Va., for disability.

Josiah G. Cook, Abington.

Sick in U. S. Gen. Hospital at Smithville, N. C, at muster out
of regiment.

James H. Corthell, Swanzey.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Daniel M. Corthell, Abington.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Frank Carney, Abington.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 31, 1864.

Samuel G. Capen, Abington.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 31, 1864.

Edward L. Dyer, Abington.

Discharged, July 9, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

Brine Downey, Abington.

Died, June 21, 1863, at Arsenal Hospital, Baton Rouge, La., of
typhoid fever.

Frederick Donovan, Abington.

Discharged, Oct. 19, 1863, at New Orleans, La., for disability.

260 THE STOKY OF TH : THIRTY EIGHTH.

James H. Edson, Abington.

Discharged Nov. 10, 1>i'>2, at Convalescent Camp, Fort McHenry,
Baltimore, Md., for disability.

Jason Ellis, Abington.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oet. 19, 1864; mustered jut,
July, 18G5.

Calvin C. Ellis, Abington.

Died, June 23, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
chronic diarrhoea.

George. Elmos, Abington.

Transferred to Louisiana Cavalry ; re-transferred to Co. C; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

James Finnigan, Abington.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 30, 1864.

Charles H. French, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Hiram Foster, Abington.

Discharged, Aug. 22, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Andrew W Fish, Abington.

Died, August 3, 1863, at Arsenal Hospital, Baton Rouge, La., of
chronic diarrhoea.

Andrew H. Gurney, Abington.

Discharged, Aug. 22, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Morton E. Hill, Abington.

Died, April 13, 1863, at University Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
pneumonia.

John Hudson, Abington.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La, June 14, 1863; died, Nov. 3, 1863,
at East Bridgewater, Mass., of chronic diarrhoea.

Nathaniel T. Howland, Abington.

Discharged, Jan. 23, 1865, at Judiciary Square Hospital, D. C, for
disability, caused by wounds received April 13 1864.

George H. Howe, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Isaac Hopkins, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
William W. Knowles, Abington.

Died, June 3, 1863, at University Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
chronic diarrhoea.

George B. Lovewell, Abington.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; paroled; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

Seth W Mitchell, Abington.

Discharged, Jan. 13, 1863, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., for disability

ROLL OF COMPANY C. 261

Joseph Merrows, Abington.

Died, Jan. 26, 1863. at Carrollton, La., of typhoid fever.
George W. Manchester, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Henry C. Millett, Abington.

Died, July 8. 1863, at Church Hospital, Baton Rouge, La., of
typho malarial fever.

Elijah G. Morris, Abington.

Disharged. June 14, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

Dennis MeGill, Abington.

Transferred to Louisiana Cavalry, Feb. 3, 1863.
Edward E. Xash, Abington.

Discharged, June 20, 1*63, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

Harrison O. F. Newton, Abington.
Mustered out. July, 1865.

Joseph E. Proutv, Hanson.

Discharged, Aug. 22, 1863, at Raton Rouge, La., for disability.
Perrigan W. Pool, Abington.

Wounded in action at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; in U. S.
<i<;n. Hospital, Keadville, Mass., at muster out of regiment.
Daniel W Powers, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1866.
Tonathan Perry, Abington.

Discharged, Nov. 15, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

Joshua L. Perkins. Abington.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; taken prisoner at
Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; mustered out previous to regiment.

David F. Phillips, Abington.

Discharged, Nov. 3, 1863, at Boston, Mass., for disability.
Joseph \V Randall, Abington.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864; sick in U. S. Gen.
Hospital, Readville, Mass., at muster out of regiment.

Isaac Ramsdell, Hanson.

Discharged, Nov. 29, 1862, at Boston, Mass., for disability.
Philemon \V. Ramsdell, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Alvin Rice, Abington.

Discharged, Jan. 18, 1863, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., for disability.

Joseph Ripley, Abington.

Died, Oct. 9, 1864, at Winchester, Va , of wounds received in ar
Sept. 19, 1864.

262 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

John Sampson, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Benjamin Steingardt, Abington.

Discharged, Nov. 17, 1863, at Boston, Mass., for disability.

Daniel N. E. Steingardt, Bridgewater.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Joseph A. Steingardt, E. Bridgewater.

Discharged, Aug. 22, 1863, at Baton Kouge, La., for disability.
Gibbens Sharp, Easton.

Lost leg at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; discharged, March 28,
1865, at Broad and Cherry Street Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.

Simeon Sharpe, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Henry A. Soper, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Nathan M. Stewart, Abington.

Died, August 7, 1864, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
chronic diarrhoea.

Levi A. Swain, Abington.

Discharged, Dec. 24, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
James N. Sullivan, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865. •

Thomas H. Thorpe, Abington.

Discharged, Feb. 14, 1863, at Carrollton, La., for disability.

Thomas Taylor, Boston.

Discharged, June 18, 1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Peter Talbot, Abington.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.

Newton Townsend, Abington.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; mustered out,
July, 1865.

Joseph Trust, Abington.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
James H. Willey, Abington.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 30, 1864.
Charles H. Walker, Abington.

Died, Aug. 21, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
Ezra E. Washburn, Jr., Abington.

Discharged, Nov. 23, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., to accept a com-
mission in Corps d'Afrique.

James Buchanan, Beverly.

Enlisted while regiment was in service; transferred to 26th Mas-a-
chusetts, June 25, 1805.

KOLL OF COMPANY D. 263

James L. House, Boston.

Enlisted while regiment was in service; transferred to 26th Massa-
chusetts, June 25, 1865.

COLORED TJXDER-COOKS.

Edward Nugent, Baton Rouge, La.

Killed, May 3, 1864, on Red River, at capture of steamer " Citv
Belle.-'

Reuben Xugent, Baton Rouge, La.

Transferred to 26th Massachusetts, June 25, 1865.

COMPANY D.

CAPTAINS.

Timothy Reed, Abington,

Promoted Captain, and transferred from Co. C, Nov. 1, 1862; dis-
charged March 4, 1863.

Charles C. Howland, New Bedford.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, March 8, 1863; promoted Captain, and
transferred from Company H, (.let. 14, 1863; received sun-stroke
on march to Clinton, June, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

LIEUTENANTS.

Albert Mason, Plymouth.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, and appointed to Company C, Nov. 1,
1*62 ; mustered out, May 23, 1864, to accept Commission as A. Q.
M. U. S. Vols.

George B. Russell, Plymouth.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, Dec. 4, 1862; transferred from Co. G to Co.
D, March 4, 1863; promoted Captain and appointed to Co. G,
Nov. 1, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

Cephas Washburn, Kingston.

Resigned March 4, 1863, on account of disability.
Timothy Ingraham, Jr., New Bedford.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant Co. L), Xov. 1, 1862; transferred to Co.
H., April 30, 1863; wounded by guerillas on passage up Red
River, April 13, 1864; on detached service in Washington at
muster out of regiment.

Morton D. Mitchell, E. Bridgewater.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant Co. I.. Nov. 1, 1862; resignation accepted
March 23, 1863 ; died on passage home.

Charles Mason, Plymouth.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, March 1, 1863; commissioned as 1st Lieu-
tenant, but not mustered; mustered out, July, 1865.

L'64 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

SEROEAXTS.

Francis C. Hill, Kingston.

Discharged, Nov. 17, 1803, at Boston, for disability.

Charles Everson, Kingston.

Discharged, Aug. 11, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

Solomon E. Faunce, Plymouth.

Discharged, Jan. 15, 1863, at Stewart's Hospital, Baltimore, Md.,
for disability.

James A. Bowen, Plymouth.

Promoted Sergeant, Jan. 15, 1S63; 1st Sergeant, Nov. 17, 1863;
died, June 7, 1864, at Morganza, La., of fever.

Andrew J. Stetson, E. Bridgewater.

Promoted Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1862; killed in action, Sept. 19, 1864,
at Winchester, Va. ; wounded at Port Hudson, La., May "27, 1863.

Joseph Smith, Hanson.

Promoted Sergeant, Feb. 27, 1863; discharged, March 9, 1864, at
Baton Rouge, La., to accept a commission in Corps d'Afrique.

Arthur S. Byrnes, Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal. Oct. 8, 1862; Sergeant, Sept. 1, 1863; 1st Ser-
geant, June 7, 1864; received a commission but not mustered;
mustered out, July, 1865.

Billings Merritt, Hingham.

Promoted Corporal, Feb. 27, 1863; Sergeant, Nov. 17, 1863; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

James L. Keith, Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 1, 1863; Sergeant, March 4, 1864; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

Leonard F. Gammons, E. Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, Nov. 1, 1863; Sergeant, June 7, 1864; mus-
tered out, Jul}', 1865.

Alonzo L. Holmes, Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 1, 1863; on colors; Sergeant, June 1,
1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

CORPORALS.

Edmund W. Nutter, E. Bridgewater.

Discharged, May 26, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

George L. Faxon, E. Bridgewater.

Discharged, Jan. 14, 1864, at New Orleans, La., to accept a commis-
sion in the U. S. C. T.

Albert Harden, Bridgewater.

Discharged at Mower Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., May 25, 1865, for
disability.

ROLL OF COMPANY D. 265

Bernard T. Qvtinn, Plymouth.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Jan. 18, 1865.

Seth P. Gurney. E. Bridgewater.

Prumoted Corpoaal, Oct. -J.-2, 1SU-2 ; discharged at Hiltou Head, June
8, 1865, for disability.

George II. Trow, E. Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, Nov. 1, lb02; killed in action, April 13, 1803,
at Bisland, La.

Benjamin F. Durgin, Plymouth.

Promoted Corporal, Dec. 1SC2 ; died in Convalescent Hospital,
Baton Rouge, Aug. 8, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Patrick Smith, Kingston.

Promoted Corporal, April 13, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 4; discharged, Oct. 22, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

Nahum F Harden, E. Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, Xov. 17, lslio; mustered out, July, 1865.

John Studley. Cohasset.

Promoted Corporal, March 4, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

James E. Barrows, Plymouth.

Promoted Corporal, June 7, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

Thomas < ). Hayden, Cohasset.

Promoted Corporal, June 1, 1865; wounded at Opequan Creek,
Sept. 19, lbbo: mustered out, Jul}-, lb65.

Frank G. Parker, E. Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, June 1, lbU5; mustered out, July, 1865.

MUSICIANS.

Francis Bates, Plymouth.

Discharged, Jan. 30, 1>64, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Thomas Gallagher, Plymouth.

Discharged, Sept. 2, 1*03, at Boston, for disability.

PRIVATES.

John C. Ames, Hanson.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Daniel P. Arnold, Cohasset.

Died, Oct. 31, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
Edward II. Arnold, Cohasset.

Discharged, Nov. 28, 1862, at Stewart's Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
for disability.

George Arnold, Cohasset.

Discharged, May 20, 1863, at Fortress Monroe, Va., for disability.
Alfred Barrows, Pembroke.

Discharged, Feb. 7, 1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
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2G6 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIOIITH.

Bela Bates, Cohasset.

Missing in action, Oct. 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek; probably killed.
Gustavus D. Bates, Plymouth.

Discharged, Aug. 5, 1863, at University Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.
Stephen Bates, Hanson.

Died, Way 21, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
Jacob D. Bonney, E. Bridgewater.

Discharged, Feb. 14, 1865, at Satterlee Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.,
tor disability.

Tehabod Bosworth, Hanson.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.
Henry Brown, Kingston.

Discharged, July 13. 1864, at New Orleans, La., to enter the Navy.

Charles A. Byrant, Pembroke.

Discharged, March 20, 1863, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti
more, Md., for disability.

Bertrand Burgess, E. Bridgewater.

Died, March 20, 1864, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., of
scarlet fever.

George T. Chandler, Duxbury.

Discharged, Feb. 15, 1863, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Bid., for disability.

Henry O. Chandler, Swansea.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged, Feb. 16,
1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Joseph H. Cook, E. Bridgewater.

Discharged, Nov. 23, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

Joshua Cook, E. Bridgewater.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles W Denham, Pembroke.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles E. Dyer, E. Bridgewater.

Died, Nov. 15, 1862, at Chesapeake Hospital, Fortress Monroe, Va.,
of typhoid fever.

George H. Fish, Plymouth.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., May 27, 1863; transferred to Veteran
Reserve Corps, May 31, 1863.

Joseph L. Fish, Pembroke.

Died, Oct. 31, 1862, at Hanson, Mass., of chronic diarrhcea, while
home on a furlough.

Joseph W. Fish, Cohasset.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out Jul}', 1*66.
Otis Foster, Pembroke.

Discharged Feb. 16, 1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

ROLL OF COMPANY D. 267

Enoch Freeman, Duxbury.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Samuel Gerrish, Pembroke.

Wounded at Bisland, La., April 13, 1863; transferred to Veteran
Reserve Corps, May 31, 1863.

Myron Gould, E. Bridgewater.

Received sun-stroke, on the march to Clinton, La., June 5, 1863;
died Aug. 26, 1863, at Baton Rouge. La., of chronic diarrhoea.

Albert F Greenwood, Plymouth.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged, Nov. 27,
1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Benjamin Harvey, Plymouth.

Discharged, Aug. 22, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Benjamin Hathaway. Plymouth.

Discharged. June 30,1863, at St. James Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

John H. Haverstoek, Plymouth.
Mu-tered out, July, 186.J.

George Holbrook, Plymouth.

Discharged, .May 16, 1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Joshua Mollis, Pembroke.
Mustered out, Jul}', 1865.

Otis G. Hudson, E. Bridgewater.

Missing in action, Sept. 19, 1864. at Winchester, Va. ; supposed
killed.

Andrew \I. Hyland, Cohasset.

Died, Nov. 10, 1862, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Baltimore,
Md,. of typhoid fever.

James Kingman, E. Bridgewater.

Died, June 14, 1S63, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, of debility.
William W Lanman, Plymouth.

Discharged, Dec. 27, 1862, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., for disability.

Frank E. Lee, Bridgewater.

Discharged, May 3, 1863, at Opelousas, La., for disability.
William A. Lewis, Cohasset.

Killed in action, June 14, 1863, at Port Hudson, La.

Joseph B. Loring, Pembroke.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Daniel Lovett, Plymouth.

Detailed at head-quarters, Gen. Sheridan, Nov. 25. 1864: dis-
charged, June 10, 1865.

George E. Louzarder, E. Bridgewater.

Discharged, Jan. 23, 1863, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., for disabilitv.

268 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

James A. Lyon, Swansea.

Died, April 17, 1863, at Berwick City, La., of wounds received at
Bisland, La., April 13, 1863.

Patrick Maguire, Plymouth.

Mustered" out, July, 1865.
Julius W. Monroe, Hanson.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; died Feb. 13,
1865, of starvation in Salisbury prison, X. C.

George H. Morton, Kingston.

Discharged, Feb. 27, 1863, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., for disability.

Patrick O'Brien, Kingston.

Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1S64; discharged, April 3,
1865, at Cuyler Hospital, Germantown, Pa.

William O'Brien, Bridgewater.

Died, Nov. 9, 1862, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Baltimore, Md.,
of typhoid fever.

John F. Perkins, Kingston.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
William A. Perkins, Halifax.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Charles S. Peterson, Plymouth.

Discharged, Xov. 20, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

Silas N. Peterson, Conway.

Died, Nov. 10, 1862, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Baltimore,
Md., of typhoid fever.

Henry W. Price, Bridgewater.

Discharged, Nov. 20, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

Frederick R. Raymond, Plymouth.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Bradford Sampson, Duxbury.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; died, Aug. 27, 1864
at New York, of chronic diarrhoea, while going home on a furlough'

Eugene Sanger, E. Bridgewater.

Killed in action, April 13, 1863, at Bisland, La.
Thomas G Savery, Plymouth.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged Dec. 28,
1S63, at Boston, for disability.

John Scollanl, Kingston.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 31, 1863.
Frederick P. Sherman, Duxbury.

Discharged, Feb. 7, 1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
William S. Sherman, Kingston.

Discharged, Jan. 25, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

ROLL OF COMPANY D. 269

Henry Soule, Kingston.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Abel O. Stetson, Pembroke.

Died of wounds received at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

Hiram F Stevens, Pembroke.

Died, Jan. 3, 1S63, at Chesapeake Hospital, Hampton, Va., of inci-
pient phthisis.

Philip H. Tew, Pembroke.

Discharged, Oct. 23, 1862, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., for disability.

Israel H. Thrasher, Plymouth.

Died June 29, 1863, at New Orleans, La., of wounds received at
Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1S63.

James T. Thrasher, Plymouth.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Sylvanus Tinkham, E. Bridgewater.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 31, 1863.

Lorenzo Tower, Swansea.

Died, at Brashear Citv, La., of wounds received at Bisland, La.,
April 13, 1863.

George A. Wheeler, E. Bridgewater.

Discharged at McClellan Hospital, Philadelphia, June 13, 1865.

Samuel C. White, E Bridgewater.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; absent sick at Post
Hospital, Goldsboro', X. C, at muster out of regiment.

Thomas Williston, Cohasset.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged Oct. 20,
1S63, at Boston, for disability.

Elbridge Winsor, Bridgewater.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged, May 16,
1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

UXDER-COOKS.

William Henderson, Baton Rouge.

Joined Regiment, Nov. 8, 1863; transferred to 26th Mass. Vet.
Vols., June 25, 1865.

Lewis Matthews, Baton Rouge.

Joined Regiment, Nov. 1, 1863; transferred to 25th Mass. Vet.
Vols., June 25, 1866.

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£70 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

COMPANY E.
CAPTAIN.

John E. Smith, Lynn, Mass.

On detached service since Aug. 13, 1863, at Boston Harbor; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

LIEUTENANTS.

Eben Parsons, Jr., Lynn.

On detached service as Judge Advocate, from Feb. 7, 1863; mus-
tered out, June 23, 1865.

Vivian K. Spear, Lynn.

First Lieutenant, Feb. 27, 1863 ; wounded at Port Hudson, La., June
14, 1863.

William H. Whitney.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant from 1st Sergeant Co. A, March 4, 1863;
transferred to Co. C, Oct. 14, 1863.

Albert F. Bullard, New Bedford.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant from Sergeant Major, Jan. 4, 1863; and ap-
pointed to Co A; wounded at Port Hudson, Juno H, 1863; pro-
moted 1st lieutenant, Jan. 7, 63; in command of Co. E. ; mustered
out, July, 1865.

Horatio E. Maeomber, Lynn.

1st Sergeant, Feb. 4, 1863; Sergeant-Major, July 1st, 1863; 2d
Lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1863 ; on Brigade Staff, from March 25,
1864.

SERGEANTS.

Lemuel J. Gove, Lynn.

Died at Carrollton, La., Feb. 8, 1863, of typhoid fever.
William A. Atwill, Lynn.

1st Sergeant, July 1, 1863; received commission as lieutenant, but
not mustered; mustered out, July, 1865.

George W A. R. Smith, Lynn.

Discharged for disability, at New Orleans, La., .Tulv, 1863.
Algernon Sidney Fisher, Lynn.

Died, at Berwick City, La., April 27. 1863, of wounds received in
action, at Bisland, La., April 13, 1863.

John Alley, 5th, Lynn.

Sergeant, March 1, 1863 ; discharged for disability, at New Or-
leans, La., Aug. 31, 1863.

William II. Pecker, Lynn.

Sergeant, July 1, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

ROLL OF COMPANY E. 271

William H. Marston, Lynn.

Sergeant, July 7, 1863 ; wounded at Port Hudson, May 28 ; killed
in action at the battle of Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864.

Robert F. Bagnall, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863 ; Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1864; wound-
ed in action, at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1S64.

Isaiah G. Hacker, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; Sergeant, March 1, 1865; wound-
ed in action, Sep. 19, 1864 ; mustered out, July, 1865.

Peter R. McGrengor, Lynn.

Promoted Sergeant, July 1, 1863 ; mustered out, July, 1865.

CORPORALS.

James H. Broad, Lynn.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Jan. 28, 1865.
Augustus R. Parks, Lynn.

discharged for disability, at New Orleans, La., July, 1863.

Benjamin F. Ingalls, Lynn.

Died at Carrollton, La., March 5, 1863, of typhoid fever.
William H. Newhall, Lynn.

Discharged to receive commission at New Orleans, La., May 2,

1864.

William E. Barnes, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.
John F. Galeucia, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, Julv 1, 1863; discharged for disability, at Hall-
town, Va., Aug. 26, 1864.

Morris M. Keith, Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; died at New Orleans, La., July
19, 1864, of chronic diarrhoea.

Charles H. Nesmith, Bridgewater.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

Theodore Tucker, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal ; wounded at the battle of Opequan ; died at
Winchester, Va., Sept. 21, 1864, of wounds received in action.

John C. Hilton, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. 1, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.
Amos H. Breed, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.
Asa Kimball, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.
Porter O. Kent, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 26, 1864; on colors; mustered out, July,
1865.

272 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Thomas A. Corson, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, July 12, 1864; wounded in action at Win-
chester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; discharged at Chester Hospital,
Pa., Dec. 29, 1864.

George R. Mclntire, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865; wounded in action, Sep. 19, 1864;
mustered out, July, 1865.

MUSICIANS.

Charles T. Eaton, Lynn.

Mustered out, July," 1865.
Charles E. Mills, Stowe.

Discharged for disability, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Feb. 26, 1863.

PRIVATES.

John N. Allen, Lynn.

Taken Prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; returned to
duty, April 23, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

Robert R. Beekford, Lynn.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., April 7, 1863, of typhoid fever.

Woodbridge Byrant, Bridgewater.

Died at Carrollton, La., Jan. 14, 1SC3, of typhoid fever.
James Brennan, Brewster.

Wounded in action, Sept. 19, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

Elbridge H. Bullard, Lynn.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14; discharged for disability, at
General Hospital, Baltimore, Jan. 5, 1863.

John M. Brown, Lynn.

Discharged for disability, at Boston, Feb. 24, 1864.
George Bacon. Brookline.

Deserted at Camp Emory, Baltimore, Md., Nov. 6, 1862.
Jonathan L. Bacheller, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

James Birmingham, Lynn.

Died at Baton Kouge, La., July 11, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.
Alfred Bacheller, Lynn.

Died at Baton Rouge, Aug 3, 1863, of wounds received at siege of
Port Hudson, July 4, 1863.

Emery Clark, Stowe.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles AI. Clark, Lynn.
Mustered out, July, 1805.

John E. H. Chase, Brookline.

Transferred to U. S. Navy, at New Orleans, La., Aug. 1, 1864.

ROLL OF COMPANY E. 273

Philo Carver, Bndgewater.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 14, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Barnabas F. Clark, Lynn.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 28, 1863, of diphtheria.

John Carnes, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Alvin Conant, Bridgwater.

Wounded at Opequan, Sept. 19 ; mustered out at Hilton Head, June

8, 1S65.

James Collins, Lynn.

Sick in hospital, from Aug. 28, 1864.

Cyrus A. Chadwell, Lynn.

Sick in hospital, from Aug. 5, 1864.
Joseph H. Dwyer, Brookline.

Discharged i'or disability, at Universitj- Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
Oct. 5, 1863.

Henry H. Fuller, Brookline.

Died at New Orleans, La., Aug. 16, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Frank M. Flynn, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

William J. Flynn, Lynn.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14; transferred to Veteran Reserve

Corps, April 10, 1864.

George Flynn, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

David G. Goggins, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Frank Hunnewell, Lynn.

On detached service, from Sept. 13, 1862; taken prisoner at Cedar
Creek. Va., Oct. 19, 1864; not heard from.

Stephen A. Hall, South Danvers.

Discharged for disability, at New Orleans, La., Dec. 18, 1863.
Stephen G. Hooper, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Granville Hartwell, Bridgewater.

Discharged for disability, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Feb. 17, 1863.
Samuel E. Heath, Lynn.

Died at Carrollton, La., Feb. 15, 1863, of typhoid fever.
Timothy Harrington, Lynn.

Discharged for disability, at New Orleans, La., Jan. 24, 1864.

Owen Hurley, Lynn.

Killed in action, at the battle of Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864.

Charles E. Irving, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

274 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Clarkson T. Ingalls, Lynn.

Sent to Post Hospital. Savannah, May 23, lSf.5.

John Kain, Lynn.

Sent to hospital at Frederick City, Md., Nov. 8, 1864; mustered
out, at Frederick, Md., May 26, 1865.

James Kitchen, Lynn.

Discharged for disability, at Boston, Jan. 7. 1864.

Lindlev Kitchen, Lynn.

Wo'unded in action, at the battle of Opequan Creek. Sept. 19, 1864;
died at Winchester, Sept., 1864, of wounds received in action.

Daniel T. King, Lynn.

On detached service from April 9, 1864, in Xavy.

Wilbur H. Kimball, Lynn.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Amos L. Little, Lynn.

Sent to Post Hospital, Savannah, May 23, 1865.

Samuel E. Luscomb, Lynn.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., July 9, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Joseph Lindsey, Jr., Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, 1863; transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, 1864.

Willliam H. McKay, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at Boston, Mass., June 13, 1864.

Henry A. Martin, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at New Orleans, La., May 9, 1S63

James C. Mclntire, Lynn.

Wounded in action at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; died at
New Orleans, La., July 2, 1863, of wounds received in action.

Joshua W Mudge, Lynn.

Discharged at Boston, Mass., May, 1865, on account of wounds re-
ceived at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864. Mr. Mudge took great
interest in the religious welfare of the regiment, filling the place
of chaplain during the absence of Col. Ingraham. As agent of
the Christian Commission, after the disasters on the I'ed River,
his kindness will ever be remembered by the regiment.

Walter C. Matthews, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at Boston, Mass., Oct. 26, 1863.

George A. Xewhall, South Danvers.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Joseph P. Noyes, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at New Orleans, La., May 9, 1863.
Uriah Phelps, Bridgewater.

Discharged, Sept. 15, li>62; excess of maximum.
Andrew J. Pratt, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at Portsmouth Grove, R. I., March 4, 1863

ROLL OF COMPANY E. 275

William H. Pearson, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
William T. Phillips, Lynn.

Died at Xew Orleans, La., Aug. 12, 1864, of chronic diarrhcea.
William A. Phipps, Lynn.

Discharged, Sept. 15 1862, excess of maximum.

''enjaniin W. Price, Bridgewater.

Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, April 30. 1864.

Charles Quimby, Lynn.

Transferred to Xavy, July 1, 1864.
Israel Richmond. Bridgewater.

Transferred to Vet. Res Corps. April 10, 1864.

Thomas Ryan, Lynn.

Deserted at Camp Stanton, Lynnfield, Mass., Aug. 22, 1862.
Wesley Reed. Lynn.

Discharged for disability at U. S. Gen. Hospital at Baltimore, Md.
Nov. 13, 1862.

Joseph P. Ramsdell, Lynn.

Taken prisoner, Oct. 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek, Va.

Daniel L. Seavey, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at Boston, Mass., Nov. 9, 1863.
Charles Smith, Lynn.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles B. Smith. Lynn.
Mustered out, Jul}-, 1865.

James B. Saul, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 24, 1868.

Rui'us S. Snuthwnrth, Lynn.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

John Shehan, Lynn.

Mustered out, 'July, 1865.

James H. Tuttle, Lynn.

Lost left arm bv accident while on fatigue duty at Morehead City,
March 28, 1865.

William Wood, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 10, 1863.
Dennis Welch, Lynn.

Discharged for disability at Boston, Mass., Jan. 8, 1864.

Henry K. White, Lynn.

Taken prisoner, ( let. 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek, Va.: died at Salis-
bury, X. C, Nov. 24, 1864.

James W alter, Lynn.

Taken prisoner, Oct. 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek, Va. ; died at Camp
Parole, Annapolis, Md., March 21, 1865.

276 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

William P. Corson, Lynn.

Joined, Jan. 2, 1864; transferred to 2>jtli Massachusetts, June 22

1865.

Luther D. Grove, Boston.

Joined, April 26, 1865; transferred to 26th Massachusetts, June 22
1865.

William H. Tuck, Lynn.

Joined, Aug. 19, 1864; wounded at Opequan, Sept. 19, 1864; trans-
ferred to 26th Massachusetts, June 22, 1865.

Patrick O'Neill, Wellfleet.

Joined, Feb. 26, 1864; died at Xew Orleans, La., April 30, 1864,
of chronic diarrhoea.

COLORED COOK.

William Lee, Baton Rouge.

Joined at Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 1, 1863; transferred to 26th Mas-
sachusetts, June 22, 1865.

COMPANY F.

CAPTAIN.

Taylor P. Rundlet, Cambridge.

Capt. Rundlet held the positions of Assistant Inspector-General, on
the Brigade Staff, for many months, of Provost Marshal in
Winchester, Va., Morehead. City, and Goldsborough, and of Pro-
vost Judge in Savannah; M-ounded at Port Hudson, Mav 2'). 186' ;
mustered out, July, 1865.

LIEUTENANTS.

Joseph A. Hildreth, Cambridge.

Promoted Captain, and appointed to Company K, March 4, 1863.
Frank A. Nash, Abington.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, and appointed to Company F, April 23,
1863; resigned, March 7, 1864.

James T. Davis, Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Sergeant, Jan. 4, 1863; Sergeant-Major, March 3,
1863; 2d Lieutenant, and appointed to Company I, March 3,
1863; 1st Lieutenant, and transferred to Company K, Oct. 24,
1863; transferred to Company F, March 19, 1864;* wounded in
action at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 18i;4; received commission hs
Captain, Sept. 16, 1864, but not mustered; mustered out, July,
1865.

KOLL OF COMPANY F. 277

Edward G. Bike, Cambridge.

Promoted Adjutant, Feb. 8, 1863.

Nathan Russell, Jr., Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Sergeant, March 3, 1863 ; 2d Lieutenant, April 19
1863 ; 1st Lieutenant, and transferred to Compan}* I, Jan. 9, 1864;
wounded in action, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

SERGEANTS.

Walter W Nourse, Cambridge.

Promoted to Sergeant-Major, Jan. 4, 1863; died at Carrollton, La ,
March 3, 1863, of typhoid fever.

John H. Butler, Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, March 3, 1863; Sergeant-Major, Nov. 15, 1863.
Benjamin T. Rice, Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1862; 1st Sergeant, April 2, 1863; dis-
charged at Boston, June 3. 1864, on account of disability, caused
by exposure, at siege of Port Hudson, La.

Austin C. Wellington, Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, April 2, 1863; 1st Sergeant, June 3, 1864; ap-
pointed acting Adjutant, Aug. 1864; received commissions as
2d and 1st Lieutenants, but not mustered.

Alphonso M. Lunt, Cambridge.

Promoted Sergeant, July 1, 1863. Sergeant Lunt carried the battle-
flag through the battles of Cane Kiver, Mansura, and Opequan
Creek, and distinguished himself for especial bravery in the
latter engagement; mustered out, July, 1865.

J. Frank Angell, Cambridge.

Killed in action, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863. Sergt. Angell
left the hospital while still suffering from disease, and hastened
to the regiment, which he joined a few days before the battle.

W Forbes Wilson, Boston.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 25, 1862; Sergeant, Jan. 4, 1863; wound-
ed in action at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged to
accept a commission in Corps d'Afrique, Feb. 29, 1864. Sergeant
Wilson, already wounded in two places, was raising himself up
to give water to a New York soldier, badly wounded, and suffer-
ing from thirst, when he received a third shot in the head.

Thomas F. Palmer, Boston.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; Sergeant, Nov. 15, 1863; wound-
ed in action at Winchester, Va., Sept. ) 9, 1864, while in command
of Company; mustered out, July, 1865.

Alonzo L. Hodges, Boston.

Promoted Sergeant, April 3, 1864 Sergeant Hodge" carried the
battle-flag through the engagements at Bisland, and during the
siege at Port Hudson, as well as on the march through the Teche
country; but, receiving a sun-stroke, was compelled to give u;
his position.

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278 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Martin G. Childs, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Nov. 15, 1863; Sergeant, July 1, 1864; killed
in action, at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22, 1864.

CORPORALS.

Henry H. Keniston, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baton Rouge, La., July 21, 1863, for disability; died
after leaving service.
Henry L. Mitchell, Cambridge.

Discharged, March 1, 1864, to accept a commission in 1st New
Orleans (white) Regiment.

Levi Langley, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 18, 1862; died, Oct. 4, 1863, at Baton
Rouge, La., of typhoid fever.

H. Orlando Gale, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. 4, 1863; died, June 5, 1863, while on the
passage from Springfield Landing to Baton Rouge. Corporal
Gale performed the latter part of the march to Port Hudson un-
der severe suffering, went into the fight on the 27th of May, and
remained in the ravines until the withdrawal of the regiment to
the woods, when he was taken with a severe fever, and died in a
few days, — even in his delirium expressing the fear that he was
not doing his full duty. The writer will be allowed to pay this
slight tribute to the memory of a messmate and friend, whose
loss was mourned bjr all who knew him.

■X Warren Cotton, Cambridge.

Discharged, Feb. 18, 1864, to accept a commission in Corps d'Af-
rique.

William L. Champney, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, March 3, 1863; killed in action at Port Hud-
son, La., June 14, 1863. Corporal Champiicy was an active
member of the volunteer militia of Boston, and, upon the breaking
out of the war, enlisted in the First Massachusetts, in which regi-
ment he served until discharged by the surgeon for disability
caused by the severe duty performed in Viiginia. Upon his recov-
ery, he enlisted in the Thirty Eighth, and faithfully performed
his duty, being ever in his place on the march, often under cir-
cumstances which would have discouraged most men. He was
killed early in the engagement.

George D. Towne, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, April 2, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

George W Powers, Boston.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.
Arthur C. Day, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, July 1, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

ROLL OF COMPANY F. 279

Abraru P Eaton, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 29, 1S63; wounded in action at Fort
Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

John E. Pratt, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 29, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

Edward A. Brown, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 4, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.
Charles E. Xeale, Cambridge.

Promoted Corporal, April 3, 1864; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
May 27, 1863; killed in action at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864.

MUSICIANS.

Charles Munroe, Cambridge.

Promoted to principal musician, Jan. 1, 1864; mustered out, July,
1865.

George A. Copp. Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 18G5.

■WAGONER.

Joseph O. Bullard, Cambridge.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 30, 1864.

PRIVATES.

John Anglin, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Matthias Barry, Cambridge.

Wounded in action, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; dis-
charged at New Orleans, La., Nov. 6, 1863.

William J. Barry, Cambridge

Absent on detached Service, in Q. M. Department, Readville, at
muster out of Regiment.

Joseph G. Bartlett, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Herman Bird, Cambridge.

Discharged, Oct. 13, 1864, for disability.
George R. Blake, Cambridge.

Killed in action at Port Hudson, La., June 14,1863. Mr. Blake
declined promotion repeatedly urged upon him by his com-
manding officer, satisfied to do his duty in the ranks, where he
met his death while advancing on the breastworks.

Asa V. Borden, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

C1^ THE STO"T OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Abraham Bradley, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Augustus W Brainard, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1805.
George W. Brainard, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Benjamin R. Bryant, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
George L. Burton, Cambridge.

Killed in action at Opequau Creek, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.

Arthur Campbell, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

George A. Cole, Cambridge.

Discharged, Aug. 24, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
William S. Copp, Cambridge.

Died, May 24, 1863, at New Orleans, La., of diarrhoea.

Charles P Cummings, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1S65.

John H. Dame, Cambridge.

Killed in action, at Port Hudson, La., May 25, 1863.
Henry O. Downing, Cambridge.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 30, 1S64.
James H. Duhig, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865; died a few days after leaving service.
George Emerson, Cambridge.

On detached service, in Mississippi Squadron, from May 10, 1864.
Richard A. Fitzgerald, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Patrick Foley, Cambridge.

Wounded in action, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; dis-
charged at New Orleans, La., Feb. 1, 1864.

Edward E. Folger, Cambridge.

Discharged, June 1, 1863, for disability.
Hiram T. Foster, Cambridge.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July, 1864.
Augustus Gail'cc, Boston,

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 30, 1864.
John M. Gilcreas, Cambridge.

Died, at New Orleans, La., June 26. 1863, of wounds received in
action, at Tort Hudson, I. a., June 14, lb63.

James Golden, Cambridge.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., June 16, 1863, of congestive fever.

ROLL OF COMPANY F. 281

John T. Gowen, Cambridge.

Died at New Orleans, La., March 19, 1863, of malarial cochexia.

Daniel Hancock. Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Augustus P Hanson, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1665.

Luther Hapgond. Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Ambrose K. Hardinbrook, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Ward XV. Hawkes. Cambridge.

Wounded in action, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; discharged
Nov. 7. 1863.

Lewis O. Hawkins, Seckonk.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Edward Hogan, Cambridge.

Absent sick in hospital at Readville, at muster out of regiment.

Joseph A. Holt, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Walter J. Ilixon. Cambridge.

Discharged at Ik-ton, Jan. 26, 1864, for disability.
Alfred Jennings, Cambridge.

Died, at Carrion Crow Bayou, La., Nov. 17, 1863.
Warren Kenniston, Cambridge.

Discharged at lioston, March 24, 1864, for disability.
John Lear}'. Cambridge.

Absent sick at Carver Gen. Hospital, Washington, D. C.
Adolphe M. Leve, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

George Mai'omber, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
George Mansise, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
James M. Mason, Cambridge.

Absent sick at Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D. C.
George K. McPherson, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md., Dec. 13, 1862, for disability.
W. Frank Morse, Cambridge.

Discharged at Franklin, La., Jan. 29, 1864, to accept position as
citizen clerk, in Q. M. Department.

Joseph A. Morris, Cambridge.

Killed in action, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863. He was but
eighteen years of age, and the only remaining son of a widow who
had already given one son to the country.
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"282 THE STOllY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Nathaniel Munroe, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Philip Xelligan, Cambridge.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Frank Oivutt, Cambridge.

Discharged, Oct. 22, 1863, to accept a commission in Corps d' Afrique.

Charles Parker, Cambridge.

Died, at Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 20, 1863, of chronic diarrhica.

John Powers, Cambridge.

Wounded, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1864, died at Baton
Rouge, La., Mav 11. 1864, of wounds received in action, at Cane
River, La., April 23, 1864.

George H. Prior, Cambridge.

Promoted to Q. M. Sergeant, May 28, 1864.
James Kedfern, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 24, 1863, for disability.

William C. Rice, Cambridge.

Discharged, March 24, 1864, to accept a commission in Corps d' Af-
rique.

George W. Robbins, Cambridge.

Discharged at Fortress Monroe, Va., Jan. 25, 1863, for disability.

George S. Russell, Cambridge.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., May 25, 1863; wounded at Win-
chester, Va , Sept. 19, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

Albert I. Sands, Cambridge.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., July 3, 1863, for disability.
Joshua H. Sawin, Cambridge.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
George W. Seaward, Cambridge.

Discharged at Fortress Monroe, Va., Feb. 10, 1863, for disability.
Benjamin A. Small, Cambridge.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md., March 9, 1863, for disability.
Alpheus Spaulding, Holliston.

Died at New Orleans, La., June 16, 1868, of chronic diarrhoea.
Edward M. Stearns, Cambridge.

Absent sick at Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D. C.
William L. Stevens, Cambridge.

Died at New Orleans, La., July 10, 1863, of diarrhoea.
George Symons, Cambridge.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; paroled and
mustered out, Jul}', 1865.

Charles II. Taylor, Charlestown.

Wounded in action, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; dis-
charged, Dec. 18, 1863.

KOLL OF COMPANY G. 283

John H. Tucker, Cambridge.

Killed in action, at Port Hudson, La., May 27, 1863. Mr. Tucker
had but recently graduated from Harvard, and was preparing for
the ministry at the breaking out of the war. With no taste for
military pursuits, or ambition for military honors, he entered the
ranks from unmixed motives of duty, bore the privations of
the service with a cheerfulness which excited the admiration
of all who witnessed it, and died regretted by every man in the
regiment who enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance.

Charles White, Cambridge.

Died at Brashear, La., May 30, 1863.

Daniel T. Duhig, Cambridge.

Enlisted, Jan. 6, 1864; transferred to 26th Reg. Mass. Vols., June
22, 1865.

David Shattels, Baton Rouge, La.

Enlisted, Dec. 28, 1863; died at New Orleans, La., July 26, 1864,
of malarial cochexia.

Abner Smith, Taunton.

Enlisted, Jan. 27, 1864; captured by Mosby's Guerillas, in Shenan-
doah Valley, Nov. 1864 ; died at Barnet, Vermont, April 10, 1865,
from etfeets of starvation, while prisoner of war.

Eugene C. Wells, Taunton.

Enlisted, Jan. 27, 1864; transferred to 26th Reg. Mass Vols., June
22, 1865.

John J. Dalglish, Concord.

Enlisted, Feb. 21, 1865; transferred to 26th Reg. Mass. Vols., June
22, 1865.

COLORED TJNDER-COOK.

George Harris, Baton Rouge, La.

Enlisted, Sept. 24, 1863; transferred to 26th Reg. Mass. Vols., June
22, 186c.

COMPANY a.

CAPTAIN.

Charles C. Doten, Plymouth.

Resigned on account of ill health, May 20, 1863 Capt. Doten was
in command of the color division (Companies A and G) at the
battle of Bisland, and received the especial commendation of Gens.
Banks and Emory for his courage and coolness on that occasion.
Never allowing passion to overcome his judgment in dealing with
the men in the ranks, to whom the new restraints of military dis-
cipline were often rendered unnecessarily irritating by the over-
bearing manners of petty officers, the resignation of Captain Doten
was regretted by the entire command. He was afterward in ser-
vice in the telegraph department.

284 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY KHiHTIT.

'Jcorge B. Russell, Plymouth.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, Dec. 4, 186'2: tran>fer:-ed to Co. P,
March 4, 1863; wounded at Port IUuUon, La, June 14. 1>6 _■;
promoted Captain, and appointed to Co. 6, Xov. 1, 1S63; dis-
charged, Sept. 14, 1864, and commissioned in Veteran Reserve
Corps; afterward Provost Marshal at Washington, in which posi-
tion it became a part of his duties to assist in the execution of
the prison-keeper of Amlersonville.

LIEUTENANTS.

Albert Mason, Plymouth.

Transferred from Co. C to Co. G, April 22, 1863 ; re-transferred from
Co. G to C, Jan. 8, 1864.

William H. Whitney, Cambridge.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, and appointed to Co. E. March 4, 18H3:
1st Lieutenant, and appointed to Co. C, Oct. 14, 1863 ; transferred
from Co. C to Co. G, Jan. 8, 1864; discharged, Pec. 20, 1864. on
account of wounds received at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, Ik. 4.
Lieutenant Whitney received a captain's commission, hut, the
regiment being reduced below the standard required by the War
Department for a full complement of officers, could not be mus-
tered.

Frederic Holmes, Plymouth.

Promoted Sergeant Major, Nov. 1, 1S62; 2d Lieutenant, Dec. 4,
1862; killed in action at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

SERGEANTS.

G. Hubert Bates, Seituate.

Promoted 1st Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1862; discharged at Algiers, La.,
April 3, 1863, for disability.

Charles E. Barns, Plymouth.

Promoted 1st Sergeant, March 1, 1863; discharged, May 4, 1863,
at Opelousas, La., for disability.

Josiah E. Atwood, Carver.

Died, July 11, 1863, at Thibadeaux, La., while a prisoner in the
hands of the enemy.

Nahum Sampson, Duxbury.

Discharged, Nov. 26, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disabilitv.
Sanford Crandon, Plymouth.

Promoted Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1862; 1st Sergeant, May 1, I860;
wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; received com
mission as lieutenant, but not mustered; mustered out, July, UU.j.
Charles Young, Seituate.

Sergeant, May 5, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La, June 14,
1863; on furlough by order of War Department, from Oct. 6,
1864, to enable him to enter the Tel. Corps.

ROLL OF COMPANY G. 285

Henry (). Cole, Scituate.

Promoted Sergeant, Sept. 1, 1863; 1st Sergeant, June 1, 1865;
mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles W. Lanmar, Plymouth.

Promoted Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1864; in Massachusetts on recruiting
service since August, 1863.

Henry H. Lewis, Duxbury.

Promoted Corporal, March, 1, 1S63; Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1S64; mus-
tered out, July, 1*65.

CORPORALS.

Francis B. Dorr, Duxbury.

Died, May 13, 1863, at New Orleans, La.

Joseph A. Brown, Plymouth.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md.
William A. Hathaway, Plymouth.

Died Feb. 23, 1863, at Convalescent Camp, Va.
Eugene Glass, Duxbury.

Discharged, Dec. 27, 1S62, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.
Melzar A. Foster, Kingston.

Promoted Corporal, Nov. 27, 1862; died, Jan. 21, 1863, at Carroll-
ton, La.

George W Merritt, Scituate.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 1862; Sergeant, May 1. 1863; discharged,
Aug. 13, 1863, at New Orleans, La., for disability.

John J. Lewis, Duxbury.

Promoted Corporal, March 1, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

Otis D. Totman, Scituate.

Promoted Corporal, March 1, 1863; died, April 18, 1863, at Baton
Rouge, La.

Austin Washburn, Plympton.

Promoted Corporal, March 1, 1863; mustered out, Jul)-, 1865.

Charles C. White, Plympton.

Promoted Corporal, May 5, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 14, 1863 ; mustered out, July, 1865.

George \Y. Lee, Scituate.

Promoted Corporal, May 5, 1863; discharged, Nov. 1, 1863, at Bos-
ton, for disability.

Lewis M. Bailey, 2d, Duxbury.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. 1, 1864; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
May 27, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

James Downey, Duxbury.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. 1, 1864; on colors; mustered out, July ,1865.

Sumner O. Litchfield, Scituate.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. I, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864; discharged, June a, 1865.

286 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY ElfiHTH.

Hernan Robbins. Plymouth.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. 4, 1864; mustered out July, 1865.

PRIVATES.

John Breach, Carver.

Died, May 11. 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.
George E. Bates. Carver.

Died, May 21, 1S63, at Baton Rouge, La., of phthisis.

Charles E. Bates, Seituate.

Discharged, Feb. 3, 1863, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.

William Baily, Duxbury.

Died, March 29, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea.

Seth K. Bailey, Seituate.

Died, Sept. 6, 1862, at Baltimore, Md.

James Berry, Seituate.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

John Berrv, Seituate.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Joseph P. Bosworth, Jr., Duxbury.

Discharged, Nov. 5, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

James L. Brown, Seituate.

Discharged, July 23, 1803. New Orleans, La., for disability.

Charles J. Chandler, Plymouth.

Died, Feb. 18, 1863, at Carrollton, La., of bronchitis.
Job C. Chandler, Plymouth.

Transferred to 1st Louisiana Cavalry; Feb. 5, 1863.
Alonzo Chandler, Duxbury.

Absent, sick in Lovell's Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, R. I.
Samuel W Cook, Seituate.

Discharged, Aug. 6, 1864, at Boston, for disability.
John H. Crocker, Duxbury.

Died, April 21, 1863, at Berwick City, La., of wounds received at
Bisland, La., April 13, 1863.

Timothy Downey, Seituate.

Discharged, Nov. 25, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Edwin F Damon, Marshfield.

Mustered out, July, 1805.
Timothy T. Eaton, Plymouth.

Absent, at llcadville Hospital, Mass., at muster-out of regiment.
Lemuel B. Faunce, Jr., Plymouth.

Died, April 23, 1865, at Goldsboro', N. C, of internal rupture.
James Frothingham, Plymouth.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

ROLL OF COMPANY G. 287

Israel B. Finney, Plympton.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Ezra J. Ford, Duxbury.

Discharged, Sept. 21, 1863, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.
Edward E. Green, Plymouth.

Died, July 11, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic dysentery.
Abiel Gibbs, Plympton.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Jan. 10, 1865; wounded at
Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

Jonathan Glass, Jr., Duxbury.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 22, 1864.
Seth Glass, Duxbury.

Died, June 15, 1863, on board hospital transport, of wounds re-
ceived at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

Isaac T. Hall, Plymouth.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Thomas Haley, Plymouth.

Died, April 5, 1863, at New Orleans, La., of phthisis.
John B. Hatch, Carver.

Discharged, March 27, 1863, at Carrollton, La., for disability.
Samuel Harriman, Duxbury.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

John Hogan, Plympton.

Discharged, March 14, 1863, at Carrollton, La., for disability.

Caleb M. Jenkins, Scituate.

Discharged, July 15, 1863, at New Orleans, La., for disability.
Issachar Josslyn, Plymouth.

Discharged, April 3, 1863, at Algiers, La., for disability.
John E. Josslyn, Plymouth.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Bernard F Kelley, Plymouth.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Robert \V. Lashores, Plympton.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La, June 14, 1863; taken prisoner at
Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; paroled; mustered out, July, 1865.

Warren S. Litchfield, Scituate.

Died, Sept. 4, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.
Edgar F. Loring, Duxbury.

Discharged, May 27, 1863, at Carrollton, La., for disability.
Jesse F. Lucas, Carver.

Transferred to First Louisiana Cavalrv, Feb. 5, 1863 ; re -transferred
to Co. G, 38th., Aug. 23, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

Joseph McLaughlin, Plymouth.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

288 thk sror.v of the thirty eighth.

John McXaught, Duxbury.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
James Me Sherry, Carver.

Died, Jan. 13, 1863, at Fortress Monroe, Va.

Elias O. Nichols, Seituate.

Corporal, Jan. 1, 1864; taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct.
19, 1864; never heard from.

William Perry, Plymouth.

Died, June 5, 1863, at New Orleans, La.
Leander B. Pierce, Duxbury.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
William W. Pearsons, Carver.

Discharged, Sept. 1, 1864, at New Orleans, La., for disability.

George H. Pratt, Carver.

Died, October, 1864, of wounds received at Winchester, Va., Sept.
19, 1864.

Jason H. Randall, Duxbury.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Josiah D. Randall, Duxbury.

Discharged, July 19, 1864, at Boston, for disability.
Levi Ransom, Jr., Plymouth.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Sept. 26, 1863.
Adrian D. Ruggles, Plymouth.

Absent, sick at Newbern, N. C, at muster-out of regiment.
Eelen Sampson, 2d, Duxbury.

Died, at Baton Kmige, La., May 7, 1864, of wounds received at Cane
Kiver, La., April 23, 1864.

Isaac L. Sampson, Duxbury.

Discharged, Jan. 20, 1863,' at Baltimore, Md., for disability.
Benjamin H. Savory, Carver.

Discharged, July, 1863, at Opelousas, La., for disability.
William Savery, Kingston.

Discharged, May 17, 1865, at Satterlee Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.,
for disability.

Horatio Sears, Plymouth.

Absent, sick at Mason's Gen. Hospital, Boston, at muster-jut of
regiment.

Otis Sears, Plvmouth.

Wounded at Bisland, April 13, 1863; died, Jan. 6, 1864, at Plym-
outh, while on a furlough.

Perez T. ShurtlefF, Carver.

Discharged, .Sept. 12, 1863, at New Orleans, La., for disability.
Abram P. Simmons, Duxbury.

Discharged, Aug. 29, 1863, at Boston, for disability.

ROLL OF COMPANY G. 289

Daniel F. Simmons, Duxbury.

Died, May 1, 1863, at Berwick City, La., of wounds received at
ISisland, La., April 13, 1863.

Wilbur Simmons, Duxbury.

Died, April 27, 1863, at Berwick City, La., of wounds received at
Bisland, La., April 13, 1863.

Bennett Soule, Plympton.

Died, June 6. 1863, at Brashear City, La.
William Soule, Duxbury.

Discharged, Aug. 13, 1863, at New Orleans, La., for disability.
Benjamin E. Stetson, Scituate.

Mustered out, July, 1865 ; wounded at Port Hudson, La., May 27.

Charles A. Taylor, Scituate.

Discharged, Feb. 16, 1864, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

George W, Thomas, Halifax.

Discharged, May 26, 1868, at New Orleans, La., for disability.

Joseph F. Towns, Plymouth.

Mustered out, July," 1863.
Levi C. Vaughan, Carver.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 6, 1864.
John M. Whiting, Plymouth.

Killed in action, Sept. 19, 1864, at Winchester, Va.
Corindo Winsor, Duxbury.

Discharged, at Alexandria, Va., for disability.

Davis C. Witherell, Scituate.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles T. Wood, Plymouth.

Discharged, Feb. 5, 1863, at Carrollton, La., for disability.
John W Young, Scituate.

Discharged, Dec. 27, 1862, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.

Henry Burns, Boston.

Joined, Oct. 17, 1864; transferred to 26th Mass. Vet. Vols., June
25, 1865.

Abram Glass, Duxbury.

Joined, Jan. 2, 1864; transferred to 26th Mas-. Vet. Vols., June
25, 1865.

Ethan A. Josslyn, Boston.

Joined, Oct. 15, 1864; transferred to 26th Mass. Vet. Vols. June
25, 1865.

Edward Allsworth, Baton Rouge.

Joined, Jan. 5, 1864; discharged, Jan. 3, 1865, at Winchester, Va.,
to accept a commission in 119th U. S. C. T.

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290 THE STORT OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

COMPANY H.

CAPTAIN

Thomas R. Rodman, New Bedford.

On detached service as mustering officer in Baton Rouge, I. a., from
Sept. 28, 1863, to summer of ls64; mustered out, July, Is bo.

LIEUTENANTS.

Julius M. Lathrop, Dedham.

Promoted Captain, Feb. 27, 1863, and transferred to Co. I; died
April 26, 1864, of wounds received in action at Cans River,
April 23, 1864.

Charles C. Howland, Boston.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, March 8, 1863; Captain, and appointed
to Co. D, Oct. 14, 1863.

Charles F. Shaw, New Bedford

Promoted Sergeant, Dec. 4, 1S62; 2d Lieutenant, Aug. 31, 1863;
mustered out, July, 1865.

SERGEANTS.

George A. Fletcher, Milton.

Transferred to Co. I, Sept. 26, 1862.
Albert H. Nye, New Bedford.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Nov. 13, 1863.
Leander A. Tripp, New Bedford.

Died at Morganza, La., June 30, 1864, of chronic diarrhoea.
Peter C. Brooks, Dartmouth.

Died at Wenham, Mass., Feb. 14, 1864, of chronic diarrhoea.
Albert F. Bullard, New Bedford.

Promoted 1st Sergeant, Sept. 16,1862; Serjeant Major, Dec. 4,
1862.

George F. Lincoln, New Bedford.

Promoted Sergeant, Dec. 4, 1862; wounded at Opequan Creek,
Sept. 19, 1864; absent at muster-out of regiment.

William C. Thomas, New Bedford.

Promoted Quartermaster Sergeant, Jan. 31, 1863.
James M. Davis, New Bedford.

Promoted Commissary Sergeant, Feb. 1, 1S63.
James N. Parker, New Bedford.

Promoted Sergeant, May 10, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 14, 1S63; on recruiting service from Aug. 17, 1863; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

ROLL OF COMPANY H. 291

George D. Bisbee, Xew Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 9, 1862; Sergeant, Sept. 1, 1863; wounded
at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863, mustered out, July, 1865.
Thomas E. Blifferis, Dartmouth.

Promoted Corpoial, May 10, 1863; Sergeant, May 1, 1864; dis-
charged on account of wounds received at Cane Kiver, La., April
23, 1864.

I'enjamin Hillman, Xew Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, April 10, 1863; Sergeant, July 1, 1S64;
wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 18o3; mustered out,
July, 1865.

Henry Hillman, Xew Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, April 10, 1863; Sergeant, May 1, 1865;
wounded and taken prisoner at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864;
paroled Oct. 9, 1864; mustered out. July, 1865.

CORPORALS.

J. B. Bulloek, Xew Bedford.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., May 27, 1S63; transferred to Vet-
eran Resen'e Corps, April 30, 1864.

William H. Bolles, Xew Bedford.

Discharged at Baton Kouge, La., Feb. 1864, for disability.
David B. Angell, Xew Bedford.

Discharged at Xew Orleans, La. Aug. 24, 1863, for disability.
Charles E. Hamlin, Xew Bedford,

Mustered out, Jul}', 1865.
<Ianies Egerton, New Bedford.

Detailed as regimental shoemaker; mustered out, July, 1865.
George E. Hawes, Xew Bedford.

Corporal, Aug. 9, 1862 ; died at Hampton, Va., Dec. 14, 1862, of
typhoid fever.

William E. Davis, Xew Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 9, 1862; discharged at Carrollton, La.,
Feb. 5, 1863, for disability.

■Silas C. Kenney, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 9, 1862; killed in action at Port Hudson,
La., June 14, 1863.

Benjamin L. MeLane, Xew Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 3, 1862; discharged Nov. 25, 1863, for
disability.

Edward J. Anthony, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Dec. 14, 1863; discharged, Oct. 16, 1863, to
accept a commission.

Otis B. Phinney, Xew Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, June 14, 1863; taken prisoner at Cedar Creek,
Oct. 19, 1864; paroled, March 2, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

292 THE STOKV OK THE THIRTY KICHTII.

Sylvamis A. Gifford, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 28, 1sij3; mustered out, May 23, 1864.
George W Swift, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 28, 1863; wounded at Opequan Creek,
Sept. 19, 1864; taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Uet. 19, 1864;
paroled, March 2, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

William A. Tripp, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Oct. 6, 1863 ; mustered out at Savannah, Ga.
June, 1865.

Edwin R. Pool, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, Oct 9, 1863; taken prisoner at Cedar Creek,
Oct. 19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C, Dee. 1, 1864.

John P. Brenning, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1665; mustered out, July, 1865.
Naaman II. Dillingham, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.
Gilbert M. Jennings, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1835.

Reuben E. Phinney, New Bedford.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

MUSICIAN.

Manning C. Davy, Weymouth.

Mustered as private from Oct. 31, 1862; mustered out, July, 1865.

PRIVATES.

Bartholomew Aiken, New Bedford.

Died at Carrolltou, La., Jan. 20, 1863, of typhoid fever.
■James C. Baker, New Bedford.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., Aug. 22, 1863, for disability.
Silas R. Baker, New Bedford.

Wounded and taken prisoner at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864;
paroled; sick in hospital at muster-out of regiment.
William Bently, New Bedford.

Died at New Orleans, La., June 4, 1863, of disease of heart.
Joseph 11. Bly, New Bedford.

Died Nov. 10, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19,
1864.

Hiram B. Bonney, Plymouth.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., July 16, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.
Pelep; S. Borden, New Bedford.

'taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864: paroled, March 2,
1MJ5: mustered out, July, 1M15.

ROLL OF COMPANY H. 293

William Bosthoff, New Bedford.

Transferred to Navy, Aug. 1, 1864.
Henry C. Bradley, New Bedford.

Discharged in Louisiana, l'eb. 9, 1864, to enter Navy as paymaster's
steward.

Albert Braley, New Bedford.

Transferred to Louisiana Cavalry, January 31, 1863; re -transferred
to Thirty Eighth, but did not join.

Arthur E. H. Brooks. Xew Bedford.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, (let. 19, 1864; paroled, March 2,
1865; mustered out, Jul}', 1865.

Joseph A. Chadwick, New Bedford.

Discharged.
Augustus G. Chapel, New Bedford.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct. 7, 1863.
Josiah C. Churchill, New Bedford.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., July 17, 1803, for disability

George Crabtree, New Bedford.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, ls64; paroled, March 2,
1865; absent, sick, at muster-out of regiment.

Joseph B. Croeker, New Bedford.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Andrew W Davis, New Bedford.

Discharged, at Boston, April 10, 1864, for disability.

Henry O. Davis, New Bedford.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
John W Davis, New Bedford.

Discharged, at 1'ortress Monroe. Va., March 6, 1863, for disa-
bility.

Samuel E. Dean, New Bedford.

Died, at New Bedford, Oct. 16, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

George R. Devol, New Bedford.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Leonard Doty, New Bedford.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Timothy F. Doty, New Bedford.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 23, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.
John Dunlap, Plymouth.

Died, on passage from Savannah to Morehead, March 9, 1865, ot
congestion of the brain.

Cornelius B. Fish, New Bedford.

Discharged, at Boston, Dec. '.), 1863, for disability.

George W Fish, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 7, 1863, of chronic diarrhcea.
25*

294 THE STOKY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Jehiel Fish, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Rouge, La., June 28, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Perry W- Fisber, New Bedford.

Wounded, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; mustered out,
July, 1865.

Augustus E. Foster, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Rouge, La., June 21, 1S63, of woand? received in
action at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

Robert Grew, New Bedford.

Discharged, at B:iton Rouge, La., Sept. 28, 1863, for disability.
Bartlett Holmes, Jr., New Bedford.

Disch arged, at Carrollton, La., Feb. 5, 863, for disability
James Holmes, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 21, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.
Patrick Honan, New Bedford.

Transferred to Louisiana Cavalry, June 31, 1863; taken prisoner;
paroled, and rejoined regiment, Feb. 28, 1865; mustered out,
July, 1865.

George S. Howard, New Bedford.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Benjamin Jenks, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 14, 1863, of ciproitis.
Ezra S. Jones, New Bedford.

Died, at Carrollton, La., Jan. 12, 1863, of typhoid fever.
Shubal Eldridge, Jr., New Bedford.

Died, at New Orleans, La., June 13, 1SG3, of chronic diarrhoea.

Matthias H. Johnson, New Bedford.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1865.

Charles G. Kimpton, New Bedford.

Died, at New Orleans, La., April 25, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.
James Kimball, Plymouth.

Discharged, at 1'owhattan, Md., Sept. 10, 1862, ou account of ex-
cess of maximum.

Nathan J. Knights, New Bedford.

Discharged, at Boston, April 11, 1864, for disability.
Thomas Lapham, New Bedford.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
James M. Lawton, New Bedford.

Discharged, at Baton Rouge, I.a., Aug. 24, 1863, to accept a com-
mission.

Alonzo \V Leach, Plymouth.

Wounded, at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864; died, May 22, 1865.
Horace E. Lewis, New Bedford.

Died, at Brashear, La., June 1, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

ROLL OF COMPANY H. 295

Thomas Nve, New Bedford.

Mustered out, July, 1863.
Walter T. Nve, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Rouge, „a., April 10, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Jason S. Peckham, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Kuuge, La., May 18, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.
Orrin D. Perry, New Bedford.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Samuel Pent. New Bedford,

Transferred to Louisiana Cavalry, Jan. 31, 1863; re-transferred,
but did not join.

William Phillips, Hanson.

Wounded, at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; mustered out,
July, 1865.

George W Pierce, New Bedford.
Transferred to Navy, May 8, 1864.

Franeis Pittsley, New Bedford.

Transferred to Navy, Aug. 1, 1864.
Levi Pittsley, New Bedford.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19,1864; paroled, March 2,
1805 ; absent, at muster-out of regiment.

William Pittsley, New Bedford.

Died, at Baton Kouge, La., June 18, 1863, of disease of heart.

James C. Reed, Middleborough.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Joshua Roach, Middleborough.

Died, at Brashear, La., June 1, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

James Ryan, Middleborough.

Died, "at New Orleans, La., June 4, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.
George W Soule, Middleborough.

Discharged, at Baton Kouge, La., Aug. 24, 1863, for disability.
Joseph Simmons, New Bedford.

Transferred to Navy, Aug. 1, 1864.
Luther P. Williams, New Bedford.

Wounded, at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; absent, sick, at mus-
ter-out of regiment.

Robert Willis, New Bedford.

Discharged, at Hilton Head, June 8, 1865.

296 THK STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

COMPANY I.
CAPTAINS.

James H. Wade, Boston.
Resigned, March 7, 1863.

Julius M. Lathrop, Dedham.

Promoted Captain, and appointed to Company I, March 1,1863;
died, April 26, 1864, of wounds received in action at Cane River,
April 23, 1864.

LIEUTENANTS.

Osgood W. Waitt, Maiden.

Resigned, March 7, 1863.
Vivian K. Spear, Lynn.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, and appointed to Company I, March 1,
1863; wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; transferred to In-
valid Corps, Oct. 12, 1863.

Nathan Russell, Jr., Cambridge.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, and appointed to Company I, April 19,
1863; promoted 1st Lieutenant. 'Jan. 9,1864; transferred as Regi-
ment Quartermaster, July 1, 1864.

Morton D. Mitchell, E. Bridge-water.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, and appointed to Company I, Nov. 1,
1862; resigned, March 23, 1863; died on shipboard on passage
home.

James T. Davis, Cambridge.

Promoted 2d Lieutenant, and appointed to Company 1, March 3,
1863; promoted 1st Lieutenant, and transferred to Company K,
Oct. 24, 1863.

SERGEANTS.

Oliver R. Walton, Boston.

Killed at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
James M. Monroe, Roxbury.

Wounded at Bisland, La., April 13, 1863; discharged at Boston,
Dec. 18, 1863.

Louis Z. Caziare, Hingham.

Promoted 1st Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1862; received commission, but not
mustered; discharged, April 19, 1864, to accept a commission in
89th U. S. Colored Regiment. Lieut. Caziare recently distin-
guished himself for bravery and coolne.-s on ilie occa-ion of the
disaster to the steamship Great Republic; and his old comrades
of the Thirty Eighth have been gratified to sec the public com-
mendation of his conduct.

ROLL OF COMPANY I. 237

Charles H. Thayer, Milton.

Promoted Sergeant, Nov. '2, 1862; killed in skirmish before Port
Hudson, La., .May 2.'>, 1863.

William Parker, 3d, Norton.

Promoted Sergeant, Nov. 1862: 1st Sergeant, May 1, 1864; wound-
ed at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; taken prisoner at Win-
chester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; paroled and rejoined Kegiment: i\ -
ceived commission, but not mustered; mustered out, July, lfco-j.

John E. Simpson, Milton.

Promoted Sergeant, Nov. 1862; mustered out, July, 1865.

John G. Grossman, Milton.

Promoted Corporal. May 26, 1863; Sergeant, July 1, 1863; mus-
tered out, July 1, 1865.-

Alfred Weston, Xeedham.

Promoted Corporal, Sept. 5, ISG'2 ; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 14, 1868; Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1864; mustered out, July, lbiio.
James Wigley, Milton.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 16, 1863; Sergeant, May 1, 1864; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

CORPORALS.

J. Walter Bradlee, Milton.

Discharged, July 10, 1863, at New Orleans, La., for disability.
James Kennellv, Melrose.

Discharged, May 3, 1 865, at Mower Hospital, Phil., Pa., for disability.
Charles II. Moulton, Milton.

Discharged, March 2s, 1863, for disability.
David B. Brooks, Winchester.

Transferred to Invalid Corps, April 22, 1864.
Charles C. Hunt, Milton.

Discharged, Nov. 24, 1864, at Boston, for disability.
Charles R. Blaisdell, Lowell.

Promoted Corporal, Nov. 2, 1862; wounded at "Winchester, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864; discharged.

Thomas L. Pearce, Milton.

Promoted Corporal, July 11, 1863; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864; discharged from hospital, Philadelphia, Pa , May
2, 1865.

James Dooley, Lynn.

Promoted Corporal, Nov. 2, 1862 ; died, June 20, 1863, of wounds
received before Port Hudson, La., June 14, 186!J.

George H. Moulton, Milton.

Promoted Corporal, March 29, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 14, 1863; on colors; wounded at Opequan Creek, Sept 19,
1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

298 THE STOUY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Everett A. Grant, Milton.

Wounded at Port Hu.U.jii, La., June 14, 1863; Promoted Corporal,
July 1, I860; mustered out, July, 1865

Charles G. Littlefield, Roxbury.

Wounded at Winchester, Ya.," Sept. 19, 1864; promoted Corporal,
Jan. 1, 1*64; mustered out, July, lMjo.

George P. Cody, Winthrop.

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1S64; mustered out, July, 1S65.

MUSICIANS.

Claudius T. Williams, Roxbury.

Discharged, Aug. 24, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Charles Kenniston, Melrose.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., -June 14, 1863; mustered out, July,
1865.

WAGONER.

Marcus L. Daggett, Wrentham.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

PRIVATES.

William Alvin, Wrentham.

Discharged, May 27, 1863, at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

Newell Barber, Medway.

Died, Aug. 14, 1863, at Baton Eouge, La.

George Belus, Needham.

Discharged, Nov. 21, 1S62, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, for dis-
ability.

Nelson \V. Bickford, Melrose.

Discharged, Sept. 28, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Elbridixe Blackman, Milton.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; paroled; mus-
tered out, July, 1865.

James Boyle, Lynn.

Transferred to Invalid Corps, April 22, 1864.
Charles Bronsdon, Roxbury.

Discharged, Aug. 22, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Jonathan H. Chandler, Milton.

Discharged, July 3, 1863, at St. James Hospital, New Orleans, La..
for disability.

David A. Clark, Medway.

Taken prisoner at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1MJ4; paroled; Pro-
vost (Juan! at Annapolis, Md., at muster-out of Regiment.

KOLL OF COMPANY I. 299

Edmund X. Clark, Medway.

Discharged, Dec. 14, 1864, at Boston, for disability.
Daniel Connors, Wrentham.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Ferdinand Corman, Wayland.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; mustered out,
July, 1S65.

James P. Croty, "Wrentham.

Wounded at Bisland, La., April 13, 1863; absent sick at Beach
Street Hospital, Boston, at muster-out of Kegiment.

Michael Farry, Wrentham.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; wounded at Cedar
Creek. Ya., Oct. 19, 1864; absent sick at Island Grove Hospital,
R. I , at muster-out of Regiment.

Samuel Farry, Wrentham.

Died, Feb." 4, 1S63, at Carrollton, La.
Dennis Fitzgerald, Lynn.

Transferred, Aug. 13, 1863, to 3d Mass. Cavalry.

Cassius M. Flagg. Hamilton.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Patrick Flannagan, Needham.

Mustered out, July, 1?65.
Harland P Floyd, Methuen.

Discharged, March 4, 1863, at Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, Va.,
for disability.
Edward Fieel, Norton.

Discharged, Feb. 14, 1863, at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Balti-
more, Md., for disability.

Charles II. Graham, Milton.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; transferred to Vet.
Reserve Corps, May 1, 1864.

George W Green, Wayland.
Mustered out, July, 18"66.

George W. Hall, Milton.

Wounded at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864: died, May 1, 1865,
from effects of wounds, at Frederick Hospital, Md.

James F. Hayden, Lincoln.

Discharged, Dec. 9, 1862, at Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, Va.,
for disability.

Thomas W. Hayden, Lincoln.

Acting Hospital Steward; mustered out, July, 1865.
Edwin A. Heywood, Bridgewater.

Died, Aug. 21, 1863, at Church Hospital, Baton Rouge, La.

Thomas W. Hevey, Hingham.

Killed in action, at Bisland, La., April 13, 1863.

330 THE STORY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Abraham Holmes, Jr., Roxbury.

Act. Hospital Steward; discharged, March 17, 15n4, for disability.

Charles C. Hunt, Milton.

Discharged, Nov. 24, 1S64, at Boston, for disability.

John V Hunt, Norton.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
( ioui'iie A. Jones, Sudbury.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
John P. Jones, Milton.

Discharged at Lynnfield, for disability.
Patrick Kelley, Melrose.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Thomas Kelley, Roxbury.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; mustered out,
July, 1865.

John Lacey, Milton.

Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; absent sick in hos-
pital, Baltimore, Md., at muster-out of Regiment.

Thomas Leach, Lowell.

Discharged, May 16, 1864, at New Orleans, La., for disability.

Gilbert H. Leland, Medway.

Died, June 3, 1863, in Hospital, at Baton Rouge, La.

Elias Mann, Waltham.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, for disability, Jan. 7, 1865.

Albert T. B. Martin, Milton.

Died, June, 1863, at New Orleans, La., of wounds received at Port
Hudson, La., June 14, 1863.

John Mellen, Wayland.

Killed in action, at Bisland, La., April 13, 1863.
Luther Moulton, Jr., Milton.

Discharged, June 1, 1863, at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, La.,
for disability.

Dennis Mullen, Wayland.

Transferred to La. Cavalry, Feb. 3, 1863 ; re-transferred to Regiment,
March 1, 1865; mustered out, July, 1865.

James Nelson, Wrentham.
Mustered out, July, 1S65.
Hiram T. Nye, Milton.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
William L. Onlway, Lowell.

Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Sept. 26, 1863.
Elijah Palmer, Newton.

Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; absent sick in hos-
pital, Philadelphia, Pa., at muster-out of Regiment.

ROLL OF COMPANY I. 301

George "W. Pearce, Milton.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

George Rice, Melrose.

Absent, sick, at muster-out of Regiment.

William Rich, Wrentham.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
William Rimmelle, Xeedham.

Hospital attendant; mustered out, July, 1865.
Brougham Roberts, Medway.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Edward Shannon, Milton.

Wounded at Bisland, La., April 13, 1863; died of wounds in hos-
pital at Brashear City, La., May 6, 1863.

John Shanahan, Itehoboth.

On Ship Island when last heard from.

Thomas Sheahan, Watertown.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

John Sias, 2d. Milton.

Discharged at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., July 24, 1863,
for disability.

Joseph Snow, Xeedham.

Discharged at New Orleans, La., July 3, 1 863, for disability.

George H. Stone, Bolton.

Died iu Church Hospital, Baton Rouge, La., July 1, 1863.

Terence Sweeney, Milton.
Mustered out, July, 1HJ5.

James W Thayer, Norton.

Wounded at Port Hudson, La., May 25, 1863; transferred to Vet.
Reserve Corps, May 81, 1864.

Stephen Thayer, Norton.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 10, 1861; mustered out,
July, 1865.
Edwin A. Taylor, Xeedham.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; mustered out,
July, 1865.

Otis Tucker, Bridge water.

Died in hospital, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Kov. 30, 1862.

George E. Vose, Milton.

Discharged at Stewart's Mansion Hospital, Baltimore, Md., Nov.
7, 1862.

Richard Welsh, Bridgewater.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

James E. West, Lincoln.

Discharged at Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La., July 29, 1863, for
disability.

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3l">2 Till: STORY OK THE THIRTY F.KJHTH.

Luther S. Wildes. Methuen.

Discharged at Convalescent Camp, Fairfax, Va.. Feb. 7, 1863, for
disability.

Daniel V De Rochemont, Boston.

Joined Regiment, Dec. 29, 1863: promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865;
transferred to '26th Ma«. Vols. June 2-2, 1865.

Benjamin F Parker, Boston.

Joined Regiment, Dec. 29, 1863; transferred to 26th Mass. Vet.
Vols, June 22, 1865.

Marcus T. Baker, Boston.

Joined Regiment, Jan. 12, 1865: transferred to 26th Mass. Vet.
Vols., June 22, 1865.

James Farry, Abington.

Joined Regiment, April 30, 1864; died at St. James Hospital, New
Orleans, La., July 12, 1864.

COMPANY K.
CAPTAIN.

James H. Slade, Boston.

Discharged at Carrollton, La., February 25, 1863.

Arthur Hodges, Cambridge.

Promoted Captain, April, 1863; on detached service in Engineer
Corps, from Oct. 20, 1863.

LIEUTENANTS.

vSamuel Gault, Boston.

Promoted Captain, Dec. 4, 1862. and appointed to Co. A..
George H. Copeland, Cambridge.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, May 1,1864; transferred from Co. A;
■wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.

Georpre T. Martin, Melrose.

Promoted 1st Lieutenant, Apr. 14, 1863; resigned, Aug. 12, 186.3,
on account of disability; died after leaving service.

Daniel W. Bowen, Westport.

Promoted Sergeant-Major , March 3, 1863; 2d Lieutenant, April 14,
1863 ; resigned, August 4, 1864.

ROLL OF COMPANY K. 303

SERGEANTS.

George H. Henshaw, Boston.

Promoted 1st Sergeant. March 4, 1863 ; received commission as
lieutenant, but not mustered; mustered out, July, 1865.

Alexander Von Palen, Hamilton.

Color-bearer in winter of 186-2 ; mustered out, July, 1865.
William H. Martin, Melrose.

On detached service in Ordnance Department; mustered out, Julv,
1865.

Henry P. Oakman, Marshfield.

Discharged, October 27, 1863, for disability.
George H. Story, Manchester.

Promoted Sergeant. March 4, 1863; wounded at the Battle of Cedar
Creek, Oct. 19, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

Henry W Howard, Waltham.

Promoted Sergeant, Mar. 10, 1863; discharged at Boston, Sept. 24,
1864, to accept commission.

George B. Oldham, Hanover.

Promoted Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1863; discharged, Feb. 1864, to accept
commission in Corps d'Afrique.

Henry C. Gardner, Hanover.

Promoted Sergeant, March 25, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.

Lewis B. Abbott, Hull.

Promoted Corporal, June 1, 1863, Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865; mustered
out, July, 1865.

CORPORALS.

Samuel Ross, Jr., Marshfield.

Transferred to 1st Louisiana Cavalry, Feb. 5, 1863.

Henry H. Shedd, Brookline.

Discharged, Oct. 24, 1862, at Alexandria, Va.

William H. Bates, Hanover.

Discharged, July 9, 1863, at Xew Orleans, La., for disability.
James H. Pike, Brookline.

Died at Baton Rouge, La., July 24, 1863, of remittent fever.
Edward L, Sargent, Brookline.

Died at Brewick City, La., May, 1863, of chronic diarrhoea.

Charles G. Sherburne, Westport.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 20, 1862; died at Baton Rouge, La., of
wounds received at Cane River, April 23, 1864.

Joshua E. Bates, Hanover.

Promoted Corporal, Jan. 12, 1863; died, Aug. 10, 1863, at Baton
Ronge, La., of typhoid fever.

304 THE STuUY OF THE TIIIWTV EKiHTII.

George O. Noyes. Melrose.

Promoted Corporal, Mar. 10, 1863; wounded at Port Hudson, La.,
June 14, 1863; mustered out, July, 180.3.

Andrew J. Crowell, Hamilton.

Promoted Corporal, March 25, 1863 ; taken prisoner at Cedar Creek,
Oct. 10, 1864; paroled, July, 1865.

Lyman Russell, Hanover.

Promoted Corporal, April '26, 1863; mustered out, July, 1865.
Mareus P. Russell, Hanover.

Promoted Corporal, March 14, 1863; taken prisoner, Oct. 19, 1864,
paroled.

Hiram P. Abbott, Westport.

Promoted Corporal, Xov. 1, 1863; on colors; mustered out, Julv,
1865.

Benjamin Tower, Melrose.

Promoted Corporal, Aug. 10, 1863; wounded at Cedar Creek, Oct.
19, 1864; Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles J. Worthen, Brookline.

Promoted Corporal, May 4, 1864; mustered out, July, 1865.
Henry W. Pierce, Holliston,

Promoted Corporal, May 1, 1865 ; discharged, June, 8, 1865, on ac-
count of wounds received atOpequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864.

MUSICIANS.

Frederick White, Weymouth.

Transferred to Invalid Corps, Sept. 26, 1863.

Daniel B. Estes, Westport.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

PRIVATES.

Otis J. Andrews, Holliston.

Acted as musician ; mustered out. July, 1865.
John S. Adams, YValtham.

Discharged, Dec. 22, 1864.

William W. Averill, Westport.

Taken prisoner, April 13, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C; paroled.
Edwin Atwell, Marshfield.

Wounded at Opiquan, Sept. 19, 1864; sent to the hospital, June
2, 1865; mustered out, August, 1865.

Robert Ames. Marshfield.

Died at Baton Ilouge, La., June 24, 1863, of chronic diarhcea.
William O. Andrews, Holliston.

Discharged, Nov. 3, 1863, at Boston, Mass., for disability.

ROLL OF COMPANY K. 305

\Villiam J. Baker, Marshfield.

Discharged, Jan. 26, 1863, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.
Richard Baker, Holliston.

Discharged^ March 27, 1863, at Carrollton, La., for disability.

Levi W. Bailey, Marshfield.

Wounded at the battle of Opequau Creek, Sept. 19, 1864; dis-
charged, June, 1865.

Albert E. Bates, Hanover.

Died, June 23, 1863, at Morganza, La., of chronic diarrhcea and
fever.

George H. Bryant, Westport.

Discharged, March 24, 1863, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.

Thomas R. Brodhurst, Westport.

Discharged at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 26, 1862, for disability.
Atkins Brown, Jr., Holliston.

Died, Oct. 30, 1864, at Winchester, Va., from wounds received at
Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1664.

Levi C. Brooks, Marshfield.

Died, April 23, 1863, from wounds received at Cane River, La.,
April 19, 1863.

James Birch, Chelmsford.

Discharged, Sept. 24, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.

Warren R. Dalton, Westport.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Solon David, Westport.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Francis Deshon, Melrose.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Edward David, Westport.

Missing at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863 [supposed killed].
Charles David, Westport.

Discharged at Baltimore, spring of 1863, for disability.
William H. Dodge, Hamilton.

Killed at battle of Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864.
Manton Everett, Boston.

Died, April 16, 1863, from wounds received at Bisland, April 13.

Turner Ewell, Jr., Marshfield.

Discharged, Aug. 24, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
James W Emerson, Melrose.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

James W. Fish, Marshfield.

Died in Savanpah, June, 1865, of typhoid fever.

Francis H. Fish, Marshfield.

Discharged. Feb. 13, 1863, at Baltimore, Maryland, for disability.
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306 THE bTOUY OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH.

Seth O. Fitts, Marshfield.

Wounded at Opequan Creek, September 19, 18C4.

Charles C. Gilson, Manchester.

Regimental and Brigade Postmaster from spring of 1863 ; mustered
out, July, 1865.

James Green, Marshfield.

Sunstruck in Valley of Shenandoah; mustered out, July, 1805.

Albion Hatch, Marshfield.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Andrew W. Hatch, Marshfield.

Died, August 22, 1864, at New Orleans, La., of chronic diar-
rhoea.

Charles P. Hatch, Marshfield.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Israel H. Hatch, Marshfield.

Discharged, Dec. 3, 18J32, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.

Albert Holmes, Marshfield.
Blustered out, July 1865.

James R. Howard, Melrose.

Discharged, Dec. 5, 1863, at Boston, for disabilty.

Kichard Hargrave, Hamilton.

Mustered out, July, 1865.
Nathan H. Holbrook, Holliston.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Alvan A. Hasty, Westport.

Wounded at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863; discharged, Dec. 15,
1863, at Boston, for disability.

Wilbur F. Harrington, Marshfield.

Died, June 10, 1803, at New Orleans, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
George A. Jenks, Westport.

Discharged, Nov. 27, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Alfred S. Jewett, Manchester.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Lewis Josselyn, Marshfield.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Eli C. Josselyn, Marshfield.

Discharged, July 15, 1864, at Boston, for chronic diarrhoea.
George It. Josselyn, Marshfield.

Died, Sept. 15, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
John Kendall, Westport.

Discharged, Feb. 13, 1863, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.
Ira P. Knowlton, Hamilton.

Transferred to Invalid Corps, Dec. 12, 1863.

KOLL OF COMPANY K. 307

Elisha A. Loring, Maiden.
Mustered out, July, 1S65.

Benjamin Lynde, Melrose.

Died, August 18, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
Leonard H. Miller, Waltham.

Died, July, 13, 1863, at New Orleans, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
Dwight Metealf, Holliston.

Taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864; sick in Richmond,
Va., Feb. 22, 1865.

David J. Mixer, Brookline,

Taken prisoner, Oct. 19, 1864, at Cedar Creek, Va. ; died Jan. IS,
1865, in Salisbury, X. C.

Charles A. Xiehols, Marshfield.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Otis B. Oakman, Hanover.

Discharged, Nov. 26, 1862, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.
Newton Organ, Maiden.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

Charles W. Osborne, Marshfield.
Mustered out, July, 1805.

Charles F. Berry, Marshfield.
Mustered out, July, 1865.

Edinond Bhilips, Marshfield.

Wounded in hand. May. 27, 1863, at Port Hudson, La. ; discharged,
August, 24, 1863, at Baton Kouge, La.

George E. Richardson, Melrose.

Taken prisoner, Oct. 19, l.-<64, at Cedar, Creek; died at Salisbury,
X. C, Nov. 3, 1864.

Martin Ramsdell, Jr., Marshfield.

Discharged, Dec. 4. 1862, at Baltimore, Md., for disability.
Freeman A. Ramsdell, Jr., Marshfield.

Died, June 4, 1863, at New Orleans, La., of chronic diarrhoea.
Turner Stetson, Hanover.

Discharged, Nov. 27, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Arthur B. Shepard, Hanover.

Died, Feb. 26. 1863, at Carrollton, La., of typhoid fever.
Francis T. Sheldon, Hanover.

Discharged, Jan. 26, 1864, at Boston, for disability.
Josiah Stoddard, Jr., Marshfield.

Died, Nov. 19, 1862, at Baltimore, Md., of typhoid fever.
Larkin W Story, Manchester.

Discharged, Aug. 17, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La., for disability.
Samuel H. Sanford, Jr., Westport.

Mustered out, July, 1865.

•j08 the sTi.niY of Tin: tiiikty eighth.

Sanford White, Weymouth.

Transferred to Invalid Corps, Sept. 26, 1863.

Sylvauus H. "Wight, Westport.

Detailed as hospital assistant nearly two vears : mustered out July,
H>uo.

Job H. Perkins, Roxbury.

Enlisted, April 1, 1864; transferred to 26th Mass., June, 1865.
William H. Perkins, Boston.

Enlisted, Dec. 22, 1863; missing while on reconnfissanee near M or-
ganza, La. ; returned home after the war closed.

REMARKS ON THE ROLLS.

The Thirty Eighth Regiment received but few recruits after
leaving the State ; and consequently it soon became reduced
in numbers below the standard required by the War Depart-
ment for a full complement of officers ; so that there were no
promotions, except to warrant offices, after the second year.
Previously to being mustered out, complimentary commissions
were issued, corresponding to the vacancies.

In the foregoing rolls of the various companies, whenever
the date is not mentioned in connection with a sergeant or
corporal, it is to be understood that he held the original
appointment.

The name of the town to which each man is credited, except
in two or three instances, is the one for which he enlisted, and
is not always his place of residence.

Should any reader discover any error in the foregoing rolls,
ho will confer a favor upon the author by informing him of it.